This is Hockey East.....................................................................50
UNH in the Hockey East Tournament.................................51
Composite Schedule................................................................52

Thomas Fortney nets the game-tying goal with 0.1 seconds remaining in UNH’s improbable 6-5 overtime win over North Dakota
at the 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional at Verizon Wireless Arena in
Manchester. Peter LeBlanc would score just 45 seconds into overtime to lift the Wildcats to the Regional Finals.

Final Statistics..............................................................................60
Final Results.................................................................................61
Game Summaries............................................................... 62-66

Directions To Whittemore Center
From the South: Take 95 North to 91 North (at New Haven, Conn.) to 84 East (Exit 29/Charter
Oak Bridge). Follow 84 East through Connecticut to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90).
Stay on the Mass Pike for 10 miles before taking the exit for Auburn/Worcester and 290 East.
Proceed east on 290 to Exit 26B for 495 North -- stay in the left lanes to exit to 495 North.
Continue on 495 North -- it will end and merge with 95 North. Proceed on 95 North into
New Hampshire and continue on to the toll booth. From the toll, go approximately seven
miles to Exit 4 for the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) -- signs that read “NH Lakes and
White Mountains,” and “Dover/Concord.” Exit to the left. Go about four miles and take the
last exit before the toll (Exit 6W) for Concord and Durham. At this point, you are still on Route
4 West. Go approximately four miles and continue straight through a traffic light (Madbury
Road), and proceed another 1 1/2 miles to the Route 155A exit, marked “University of New
Hampshire.” Take a left turn off the ramp and proceed approximately one mile. Whittemore
Center is on the left. For parking see below.
From Maine: Follow 95 South to Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) and continue as
above.
From the West (Vermont, Concord):Take 89 South to 93 North. Follow 93 North, approximately
four miles to 393 East, which will merge with Route 4 East. Follow Route 4 to Route 155A exit
for “University of New Hampshire.” Make a right off the ramp and proceed as above.
From the West (Manchester, Nashua): Take 93 North to Route 101 East. Follow 101 to Exit 6
(Route 125). Exit and take a left onto 125 and follow straight to Lee Traffic Circle. First right
at circle is Route 4 East. Continue as above.
Public Parking: Approximately one-quarter mile before reaching the Field House, make a
left turn opposite tennis courts -- Green sign “Field House Parking” -- follow road and turn
right at fork. Parking Lot “A” is one-quarter mile ahead on the left. Take stairs at front end of
lot and proceed over railroad bridge to Whittemore Center.
Media Parking: After taking the 155A exit, proceed straight past the Field House, going
through one set of lights. After the lights, take a left on to Edgewood Rd. Take a left into
the New Hampshire Hall parking lot. Credentialed members of the media will be allowed
close-in parking at New Hampshire Hall with a media pass obtained through the Athletic
Media Relations Office.

the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations OFFICE welcomes members of the media covering the Wildcats during
the 2009-10 season.
The UNH hockey media guide was prepared by the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations Office to assist the media in their
coverage of UNH hockey and to provide pertinent information concerning the UNH hockey program.
Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to Tom Wilkins, Athletic Media Relations, Field House
151, 145 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, (603) 862-0730, Tom.Wilkins@unh.edu
The Athletic Media Relations Department at the University of New Hampshire consists of a Director, two Associate Directors and two full-time
assistants.
Tom Wilkins enters the third year of his second stint with the Wildcats. He served as a media relations assistant with UNH in 2003-04. Wilkins
comes to UNH after serving as Director of Communications for America East. Prior to his work at America East, he served as Assistant Sports Information Director for two years at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. While there he served as the primary contact for the Bobcats’ men’s soccer,
men’s basketball, baseball and golf teams. During his first stint with UNH, Wilkins worked as the primary contact for men’s soccer and men’s basketball
and assisted with various other sports. A native of Pelham, N.H., Wilkins was a 2003 graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., cum laude
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and history. He also earned his master’s degree in Interactive Communication at Quinnipiac. He
and his wife Julie reside in Hudson, N.H. The Director of Athletic Media Relations is Scott Stapin, a 1989 graduate of Northeastern. Stapin worked for
six years as the assistant at Cornell University before joining the Wildcat program in the summer of 1996. Associate Director Doug Poole, Maureen
Gavin and Eric Coplin complete the 09-10 staff in the Media Relations Department.
The primary responsibility of the Athletic Media Relations Office is to promote the 20 varsity sports at UNH. Included in this responsibility is the
coordination of relations with media members, the promotion of student-athletes for academic and athletic achievement awards, the production
of recruiting and media guides and the maintenance of team and individual statistics and the athletic web site.
GAME CREDENTIALS: Only accredited members of the media covering games or working on feature stories will receive credentials for any
game at the Whittemore Center or road contests. You must have a working function at the game to receive a credential. Requests should be made
as far in advance as possible, but not less than 48 hours before the day of the game. Members of the media may pick up their credentials at the
media table, located in the Whittemore Center lobby to the right of the ticket office, beginning approximately one and a half hours before game
time. Credentials should be requested through Tom Wilkins, Men’s Hockey Media Relations. A valid form of identification is required in order to pick
up media credentials. Press box seating is limited and will be assigned by the Athletic Media Relations Office on a first-come first-serve basis.
PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS: All photo and game film credentials should be requested as early as possible. No photo credentials will be
approved the day of the game. Photographers and film crews assume the responsibility for all risks.
RADIO: Visiting radio phone lines at the Whittemore Center are available through the UNH Athletic Media Relations Office. Space is available
for up to two visiting radio stations and phone line are on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information on reserving phone lines please
contact Tom Wilkins at (603) 862-0730.
PRESS BOX GAME SERVICES: Pre-game notes and fact sheets, line charts, current statistics, media guides and programs will be available in the
press box prior to the start of each UNH home game. Between period statistics and final game summaries will be provided to the media following
the game. A press conference will be held approximately 10 minutes after the completion of the game. The visiting coach will be introduced first,
followed by UNH. Dick Umile will attend the post-game press conference and Wildcat players are made available outside the locker room.
INTERVIEWS: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone, will be arranged by the UNH Athletic Media Relations
office and should be requested through Tom Wilkins at (603) 862-0730. During the season head coach Dick Umile and requested players will meet
with the media once per week. It is the policy of the UNH media relations office that student athletes home/cell phone numbers not be released
to the media and we ask they not be contacted at their homes or via email or facebook or similar technologies. Players and coaches will not be
available for comment on game day until the post-game press conference. If a telephone interview is necessary, arrangements will be made for
that student-athlete to make a collect call to that media member.
GAME NOTES AVAILABILITY: Game notes for the upcoming game or games will be available every Tuesday night for that weekend’s games.
The game notes are also available in pdf format at http://www.unhwildcats.com.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS: The UNH Athletic Media Relations Office is located on the main level of the Field House, in
Room 151. The mailing address is Athletic Media Relations Office, University of New Hampshire, Field House, 145 Main St., Durham, NH, 03824.

In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire
Athletic Department formed the “UNH Sports Network” — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events.
Wildcats Sports Properties has added WGIN-AM 930
(Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as flagship stations
on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester),
which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear
Channel family and this change will go into effect at the beginning
of the 2009-10 season.
These three aforementioned stations -- along with WUVRAM 1490 (Lebanon), WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London) and WCNL-AM
1010 (Newport) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men’s
hockey broadcasts and weekly coaches’ shows, a select number of
men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and women’s hockey broadcasts, as well as “Wildcat Sports Today”, a three-minute daily update
concerning UNH athletics.
The game can also be heard on the internet at www.
UNHWildcats.com through a service from Stretch Internet. Stretch
has also partnered with UNH to develop a podcast page for UNH
fans to listen to archived broadcasts.
Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the
third straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing
the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat
hockey for 16 years since the 1993-94 season.

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ON THE INTERNET BY VISITING
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THE DICK UMILE WEEKLY RADIO SHOW
The Coach’s Show featuring UNH men’s hockey head coach Dick Umile
and hosted by Mike Murphy begins its 10th season in 2009-10. The
Coach’s Show is broadcast Mondays on the Wildcat Sports Network
from various locations around the seacoast and features Coach Umile,
as well as a student-athlete from the men’s ice hockey team. In front of
a live audience, Murphy and his guests talk about the latest news and
notes regarding UNH hockey.

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Thomas Fortney’s goal against North Dakota with 0.1 seconds remaining in
regulation was ESPN’s #1 play for March 28, 2009. The Wildcats went on to win
that NCAA Northeast Regional game, 6-5, in overtime.

During the 2007-08 season, Dick Umile appeared on NESN during a Boston Bruins intermission report. Umile was helping to
promote the Hockey East on NESN.
Left to Right: Kathryn Tappen, Rick Middleton and Dick Umile

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UNH and Pack Network have once
again partnered to provide online video

streaming of UNH’s seven ticketed
sports for the upcoming 2009-10 season with UNHwildcats.TV.
Wildcat fans are encouraged to
buy the “Wildcat All-Access Pass” which
is an annual subscription for $79.95 that
provides not only all the live coverage
of UNH home athletic events, but also
premium content not available to view
without the All-Access Pass.The premium content includes a behind the scenes
look at UNH athletics through player and coaches interviews, highlights,
podcasts, select post-game interviews and an in-depth archive section of all
video available on UNHwildcats.TV. Fans can also purchase home events on
a per game basis of $6.95.

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Jerry Pollastrone (right) chats live on air with UNH radio
analyst Pete Webster (left) after his first career hat trick
lifted the Wildcats to the 2008 Hockey East quarterfinals.

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The University of New Hampshire was originally founded as a
land-grant college whose mission was to shape and educate citizenry among
the state’s farmers, business people and engineers. Today, the University is
a land-, sea-, and space-grant university serving a growing undergraduate
student body of about 14,000 and a graduate population of 3,000 in addition
to 600 full-time faculty members, 92% of which have earned their doctorate
degree. The university has grown into a top public research university occupying 2,600 acres of classic living and learning space, while still maintaining the
look and feel of a New England liberal arts college with a faculty dedicated
to teaching. UNH’s student to faculty ratio registers at 18:1 with 84% of its
classes having 50 students or less.
History
As one of the most prestigious institutions in the Northeast, the University of New Hampshire has always been recognized as a leader in education
and research, spanning all fields of study and uniting them through interdisciplinary programs, labs, farms, theatres, research centers, and libraries.
Founded in 1866 as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, UNH was among the early state institutions of higher education
whose formation was made possible by federal government land grants. The
Campus
purpose for the grants was to establish colleges that would serve the sons
and daughters of farming and laboring families.
New Hampshire College was originally situated in Hanover, N.H. Here it was in connection with
Dartmouth College before moving to Durham in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson bequeathed land and money to further the development of the college. The state legislature then granted its new charter
as the University of New Hampshire in 1923.
The University hosts nearly 550 international students from more
than 40 countries and boasts a population of students from 49 states.
Along with over 100 majors offered, UNH encompasses seven schools
and colleges that undergraduates can choose from: the College of Liberal
Arts, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Health and
Human Services, College of Life Sciences and Agricultures, Whittemore
School of Business and Economics, and the Thompson School of Applied
Science. And at the very heart of the University’s undergraduate studies is the General Education Program. The GEP is a core program with
a breadth of academic subjects that aims to acquaint the student with
some of the major modes of thought necessary to understand oneself,
others, society, and the world.
The University prides itself as being a top 10 entrepreneurial campus
(Forbes.com and The Princeton Review) and is among the top 30 universities nationally in science research funding from NASA.
UNH is home to the NASA-recognized Space Science Center; the
Institute for Study for Earth, Oceans and Space; and the Institute of
Dimond Librar y
Marine Science and Engineering. The English program is staffed by an

University of New Hampshire Athletic Department Mission Statement/Diversity Statement
The mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of New Hampshire is to provide student-athletes a collegiate experience that is enriched
by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally.
The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important role by enhancing the quality of life for the University
and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity.
To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must:
1.
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Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete.
Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition.
Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities
for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts.
Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play.
Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA, and athletics conferences in which the University competes.

University’s Diversity Statement
The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. The University
of New Hampshire is committed to creating a more diverse community, knowing that “inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our missionof educational excellence.” This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for
all faculty, staff, and students.

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8-STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES, 13-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS, 28 All-Americans
inspiring faculty of winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, the Edgar Allen Poe Award
and the Young Poets Award. In addition, the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, established in 1962, was recently
selected second among all business schools in a nationwide pool of business school deans. UNH also graduates students who
attend top-notch graduate schools, including Law School at Harvard and Cornell, Engineering at Stanford, and Medical school at
Dartmouth, John Hopkins, and Harvard.
Campus
In the last few years, several of the athletic facilities have received major upgrades and improvements. In September of 2001,
the University completed a new $2.15 million track and field facility. The Jerry Azumah Performance Center, a strength and conditioning facility located in the UNH Field House, was dedicated on July 8, 2003. UNH athletics has also added three outdoor artificial
fields, Memorial Field, Bremner Field and Cowell Stadium. Lundholm Gymnasium has received some major overhauls, including a
new playing surface, new lights, a new sound system, scoreboard and a brand new bleacher system in the summer of 2007. Most
recently, UNH completed a renovation of the Paul Sweet Oval indoor track complete with a new state-of-the-art surface, improved
lighting and an overall facelift.
In addition to the incredible improvements of its athletic facilities, the University has upgraded and renovated a large part of
its academic campus as well. Most recently, Thompson Hall, one of the standing historical landmarks of the University, has been
beautifully refurbished and restored. The University also completed a $52 million
renovation of Kinsbury Hall, adding 6,000 square feet of student project space for
students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, as well as a $4.5 revamp
of Hewitt Hall to expand the School of Health and Human Services. In addition,
the new 120,000 square foot Biological Sciences Building, Rudman Hall and the
Spaulding Life Sciences Renovation project now provide state-of-the-art teaching
and researching laboratories.
The University also spent $15 million to complete Morse Hall, a new science
and engineering building as well as $8.2 million to modernize the Memorial Union
Building. This revision to the existing student union building consisted of several
upgrades including top kitchen and dining facilities, two theaters, student mailboxes, lounges and meeting rooms, as well as additional retail spaces such as the
University Bookstore. The University has also completed construction of the new
dining facility on Main Street, Holloway Commons, as well as the renovation of the
Dimond Library.
In November of 1995, construction of the $27 million Recreation and Sport
Complex reached completion. The new Whittemore Center includes a state-of-theart 6,500 to 7,500 seat arena for hockey, concerts and convocations, as well as a new
three-level recreational sports facility within the structure which had housed the
old Snively Arena.
Combining the atmosphere of a small New England liberal arts college with the
resources and opportunities of a major research university, the University of New
Hampshire is a place where all students can find or create their own niche and succeed. While the University offers an extremely broad academic base with an inspiring
faculty, it also provides students with thousands of opportunities to get involved,
either through athletics, campus recreation, student life, or research. The University
Thompson Hall
is a dynamic community that not only challenges its members academically but
also expands their understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity and leads
to incredible growth as students, faculty, staff, and as a community.

D r. M a r k H u d d l e s t o n - P r e s i d e n t
Dr. Mark W. Huddleston is the 19th president of the University of
New Hampshire. He brings three decades of experience in public and private higher education as a faculty member, dean, and senior administrator, most recently as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. His term at
UNH commenced in July 2007.
Huddleston began his academic career at the State University of
New York-Buffalo in 1977 as an assistant professor of political science. He
then joined the faculty of the University of Delaware in 1980, where he
remained for the next 24 years. Dr. Huddleston chaired the Department
of Political Science
and International Relations and
served as associate
provost for international programs. He was named
dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2001,
where he managed 45 academic departments and
centers with nearly 900 fulltime faculty and staff,
and served in that capacity until he was named
president of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004.
Having received his bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY-Buffalo, Huddleston went on to receive both a master’s degree
and Ph.D. in political science from the University
of Wisconsin–Madison. An author of numerous
books and articles, he has been active as a consultant for both the U.S. government and international
organizations. He also served as an advisor in Bosnia on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures after the Dayton accords.
Huddleston was raised in Syracuse and spent 24 years at the University of Delaware in
various capacities. For UNH he says, the best years are yet to come—and he is happy that he will be a part
of that.
“I like to think I’m a really accessible guy. I see
students on a regular basis when I’m wandering around
campus,” Huddleston says, acknowledging that, with
12,000 more students at UNH than at Ohio Wesleyan, it
will be a different experience but not one he wants to
disappear.
“If I had wanted to be a CEO of a large company, tucked away in an office somewhere, I would have
done that,” he says. “I think people here really want a
president that they see and feel is a part of the fabric
of UNH. That’s very appealing to me.”
Huddleston and his wife, Emma Bricker, have
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Marty Scarano - Director of Athletics
Marty Scarano is in the midst of his 10th year as Director of Athletics at the University of
New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with
facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities.
There have been over $8.5 million in capitol improvements since his hiring in the summer
of 2000. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces,
lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the summer of 2007, the Cowell
Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a
complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken.The $600,000 renovation included
a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic
enhancements.
Scarano brought about the completion of the $2.15 million Reggie Atkins Track and Field
Facility in the summer of 2000. The addition of a center-ice scoreboard and message board at the
Whittemore Center was completed in 2001. In 2002, UNH athletics renovated Memorial Field along
with the Bigglestone Plaza and Bremner Field on the former Upper Field.The two fields, which feature
state-of-the-art synthetic turf and lighting, were built at a cost of $1.5 million apiece. In addition, construction was completed to enlarge and improve the women’s locker rooms in the UNH Field House.
Two other major improvements to benefit UNH’s student-athletes have been the renovation of the
Jerry Azumah Performance Center for Strength and Conditioning, which features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning equipment,
new offices and design, and a complete overhaul of the Student-Athlete Academic Center. Scarano and the University are also in the midst
of the planning and fundraising for a multi-purpose outdoor facility.
Scarano has focused on moving UNH athletics into the collegiate national arena. To accomplish that goal, UNH has taken on the task
of hosting major NCAA championships. The Wildcat athletic department was host of highly-successful NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast
Regionals at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) in 2004, 2007, 2009, and Manchester will once again be the site of the Northeast
Regionals in 2011. UNH has had the opportunity to host two NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Fours in the Whittemore Center in 2002 and
2005. In addition, UNH successfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley, as well as the 2005 NCAA Women’s
Gymnastics Northeast Regional, which took place at the Whittemore Center.
This past season, men’s and women’s ice hockey, football, the men’s and women’s ski teams and gymnastics, as well as members of men’s
and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams, all competed in the NCAA postseason. With all of these
initiatives and accomplishments, UNH athletics has consistently been ranked in the top 90 programs among all Division I institutions in the
battle for the NACDA Directors Cup, which is well ahead of nearly all of UNH’s conference opponents. Scarano’s many accomplishments
during his tenure have played a key role in UNH being named one of the Top 20 Athletic Departments in the Country in U.S. News and
World Report college athletics rankings in March 2002. UNH’s graduation rate for athletes has maintained levels at or exceeding 90 percent,
which puts it among the nation’s best in Division I.
The men’s ice hockey team won the regular season Hockey East title in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008, and then advanced to the NCAA
Frozen Four in 2002 and 2003. The Wildcat women’s hockey team won the Hockey East Tournament Championship for the fourth straight
season in 2009, which also included Frozen Four appearances in 2006 and 2008. The women’s gymnastics team won its first-ever EAGL title
in 2003, when the event was hosted at the Whitt. The volleyball team won an America East crown in 2002 and 2003 and went on to the
NCAA tournament in those same seasons. The field hockey team made the NCAA’s in 2000, while women’s lacrosse made “The Big Dance”
in 2004 and again in 2008. UNH football returned to national prominence and was ranked No. 1 in the nation for parts of three seasons from
2005-07, and made it to the NCAA FCS playoffs the last five years, including the quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons. Additionally, 17
coaches have won 54 Coach of the Year awards during Scarano’s tenure.
In 2007, Scarano was named the All-American Football Foundation Athletic Director
of the Year for FCS football in the Northeast region. Scarano was also awarded the National
Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AD of the Year for the FCS.
Scarano also been an active member in the leadership of UNH’s three major conferences and was the chair of the executive committees for Atlantic 10 football, Hockey East
and America East from 2003 to 2007. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s
Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-2006 and 2006-07.
Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996
through June 2000.The college’s athletic program excelled both in and out of the classroom
under his supervision and six different athletic facilities received renovations, including the
Schlessman Pool, Washburn Field, the Carle Weight Room and a new press box at Stewart
Field. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several All-Americans, all-academic
award winners and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients. During Scarano’s tenure
at Colorado College, the men’s ice hockey team became a regular at the NCAA men’s ice
hockey championships. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years
at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical
education, associate director, and senior associate director.
Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where
he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager
from 1980-83. Scarano holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He
and his wife, Cydney, have two daughters, Lynden, a student at UNH, and Corey, and a son,
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ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC SERVICES
The University of New Hampshire is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence.
Realizing the time commitment the athletes give to the school,
the University administers a comprehensive program of academic
support services that is available to all student-athletes.
Serving as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services
is Joanne Maldari, a 1990 graduate of the College of Holy Cross.
Maldari holds a B.A. in Psychology-Premedical and went on to
earn her Master’s degree in Counseling from Springfield College
in 1993. Assisting her with her duties and with student-athlete
tutoring are Cathy Leach and Amy Gosztyla.
Maldari has a wealth of experience in academic counseling. While working on her
Master’s degree, Maldari served as an academic counselor for the Central Connecticut
State University soccer team and the Springfield College football team. Maldari also
provided psychological assistance to injured athletes and advised trainers regarding
client’s psychological adjustment to injury while serving as an athletic counselor for the
Springfield College training room.
Joanne and her husband Paolo, have two boys – Francesco (7) and Domenic (5).

Cathy Leach begins her seventh season working with
Maldari in Academic Support since joining the staff in 2003.
Leach was also added as an assistant in the compliance department in 2004 and assists Carrie Doyle with the day-to-day
operations meeting NCAA compliance and certification.
Leach returned to UNH athletics in 2001 as the tutoring
coordinator for two years.
Prior to her time in academic support, Leach worked in the
UNH admissions office for 11 years. She also served as the interim women’s Athletic Director
for one year (1989-1990).
She also worked in the Wildcat Sports Information Office for three years beginning in
1985, marking her first job on UNH’s campus. Leach is a graduate of Springfield College with
a degree in English/Sports Journalism.
Leach, a native of Hanover, N.H., is married to Dave Leach and they have daughter Taryn
(11).

DR. STEPHEN HARDY

CATHY COAKLEY

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GLENN RIEFENSTAHL

MEN’S HOCKEY HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER
Glenn Riefenstahl begins his 21st season as the Head Men’s Ice Hockey Athletic Trainer since he started
in the 1988-1989 season. Riefenstahl graduated from Keene State College in 1987 with a major in Physical
Education, with an emphasis in Athletic
Training. In this role, Riefenstahl is directly
involved in all aspects of the team’s athletic injuries and corresponding care. This
includes emergency injury management,
referral (as needed) to a physician, prevention and injury rehabilitation.
After college,Riefenstahl worked for
a year as the assistant athletic trainer at Natick (MA) High School.
Jon Dana, Director of Sports Medicine, Rebecca Pociask, Renee
Kleszczynski,Cindy Michaud,Barbara Hemphill,Dan Sedory,and student
athletic trainers join Riefenstahl on the Athletic Training staff. They will
assist Riefenstahl in the day-to-day care of the athletes, which includes
practices and game days.
Riefenstahl also works with men’s soccer and is responsible for
all inventory, purchasing and maintenance to the Athletic Training department equipment.
In addition, Drs. Robert Harrington, Kevin Dugas and Jay Gooze work directly with the University of New Hampshire men’s ice
hockey team in providing medical coverage to the men’s hockey program.
The University of New Hampshire has two athletic training rooms in use,one in the Whittemore Center Arena,which is available
for Wildcat hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse players.The other is the headquarters of UNH Athletic Training located in the Field House,
which is where the remainder of the varsity athletic population is cared for.
Riefenstahl and his wife Amy reside in Somersworth, N.H.

YVETTE AUGER

MEN’S HOCKEY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Yvette Auger will begin her 14th year on the UNH hockey staff as the administrative
assistant. Auger provides administrative support to both the men’s and women’s hockey programs and is responsible for all facets of the day-to-day operation of the UNH hockey office. A
New Hampshire native, Auger graduated from Pierce College (Concord, N.H.) with a business
degree in 1970, worked at UNH for a year and then at Arizona State University until 1979. Auger
and husband Rod have three children, Janine, Paul and Kathryn.

TOM WILKINS

MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA RELATIONS
Tom Wilkins enters the third year of his second stint with the Wildcats. He served as a
media relations assistant with UNH in 2003-04. Wilkins comes to UNH after serving as Director
of Communications for America East. Prior to his work at America East, he served as Assistant
Sports Information Director for two years at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. While there
he served as the primary contact for the Bobcats’ men’s soccer, men’s basketball, baseball and
golf teams. During his first stint with UNH, Wilkins worked as the primary contact for men’s soccer
and men’s basketball and assisted with various other sports. A native of Pelham, N.H., Wilkins
was a 2003 graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., cum laude with a bachelor of
arts degree in communications and history. He recently earned his master’s degree in Interactive
Communication at Quinnipiac. He and his wife Julie reside in Hudson, N.H.

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Paul Chapman enters his eighth year as the Director of Strength and Conditioning
for the hockey program. He is a 1990 graduate of Dickinson State University in North
Dakota with a B.S. degree in Biology. Chapman was also a three time all-American
football player and was inducted into the DSU hall of fame for his efforts.
He played professional football in the CFL for several years before earning a M.S.
in Exercise Science from the University of North Dakota in 1994. Prior to UNH, he had
been the director of strength and conditioning at the University of North Dakota.
During his stint with the Fighting Sioux, he worked with the football team that was
the Division II national champion in 2001, the men’s ice hockey team won a Division
I national title in 2000 and 1997 and the women’s basketball team was the Division II
national champion in 1997, 1998 & 1999. Chapman has numerous certifications and
is one of 50 Master Strength and Conditioning Coaches in the country.
The UNH hockey team has a commitment to Strength
and Conditioning that is second to none. The two basic
goals of Strength and Conditioning are injury prevention
and performance enhancement.
The first goal, injury prevention, revolves around
reducing the likelihood of the athlete getting injured
during games or practice by training the athlete as a unit
and pinpointing weaknesses in the player that need to
be strengthened.
The second goal, performance enhancement, centers
on making the athlete a better athlete. This is done by
educating the athlete on a wide range of training from
Olympic-style weightlifting to teaching the athlete how
to move more efficiently while running or during an agility drill.
The Strength & Conditioning program plays a vital
role in the success of UNH hockey. The athletes train virtually year-round in order to
perform at their highest level throughout the regular season.
The UNH hockey Strength & Conditioning program is a comprehensive training program that involves Olympic-style weightlifting, traditional strength training,
plyometrics, agility/quickness training and sport-specific conditioning. A training year
is broken down into four seasons or phases: post-season, off-season, pre-season and
in-season.
The post-season period begins as soon as the season has been completed. This period is used to rehabilitate
injuries and to begin the process of developing a solid base on which the athlete can build upon during the off-season.
The off-season begins in May and goes through July, the athletes will train five days a week; four lifting sessions and two
conditioning sessions. The pre-season, August through September, typically involves five training sessions, three lifts
and two conditioning sessions. During the in-season period, training is reduced to two lifting sessions per week, which
are scheduled around the team’s practice and game schedules.

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Jerry Azumah Performance center

Jerry Azumah ‘99

As a starting tailback at the
University of New Hampshire, Jerry Azumah ‘99 earned a reputation
as an unstoppable record-breaker.
By the time he graduated from
the university and joined the Chicago Bears as a fifth-round draft
pick, he had already smashed four
NCAA Division I-AA career records
and been awarded the Walter
Payton Award for his outstanding
achievement as the nation’s top
offensive player. At the age of 25,
he did it again. With a gift to fund
the Jerry Azumah Athletic Performance Center, he was the youngest UNH alum on record to give
a gift of more than $100,000 to his alma mater. The gift provided
funding for the renovation and complete overhaul, including stateof-the-art equipment of the University’s strength and conditioning
facility located in the UNH Field House.
“His National Football League profile will tell you that Jerry Azumah was 5-11, weighed 195, and played defensive cornerback with the Chicago Bears,” said Marty Scarano, University of New Hampshire athletic director. “What those statistics miss is the
size of Jerry Azumah’s heart. We are so proud to have Jerry’s name affiliated with the University of New Hampshire. Jerry was a leader
while attending UNH and continues to set a great example as a graduate.“
Azumah is the son of Theophilius and Bertha Azumah, natives of Ghana, who now live in Worcester, Mass. He came to UNH
in 1995 as a freshman, majored in sociology, and minored in justice studies.
“My scholarship at UNH allowed me to pursue my interests in the classroom, build a successful college football career and changed
my life on every level,” says Azumah. “I’m pleased to be able to make a major contribution to my university and to bring new opportunities to today’s student athletes.”
During his four years at UNH, Azumah was an All-American tailback and has been referred to as a player who comes along
once in a coach’s lifetime by Coach Bill Bowes. He
holds numerous University records, including the
record for touchdowns rushing (60) and touchdowns overall (69), and Division 1-AA records for
rushing yards (6,193), all purpose yards (8,376) and
points scored (424). He has had the six best and
eight of the top ten UNH rushing games ever and
holds the all-time Division 1-AA rushing record of
6,193 yards. At that time, he was the only runner in
Division 1-AA history to have four 1,000-yard seasons.
Azumah is one of the only players in the
history of the NFL to make the transition from
playing an offensive position to being a starting
cornerback on the defensive side of the football.
In 2003 he became the only Wildcat to ever play
in the Pro Bowl, where he excelled as a return
specialist. He was a full-time starter at cornerback
from 2001 through 2005 and made significant
contributions on defense. Azumah holds the distinction of being the last Chicago Bear to score a
touchdown at Soldier Field when he intercepted
Donovan McNabb in a divisional playoff game vs. the
Philadelphia Eagles and ran 39 yards for a touchdown
on Jan.19, 2002. The play gave the Bears a 14-13 lead
in the third quarter.
Azumah announced his retirement from NFL
football in 2006 due to injuries, but he continues to
keep in touch with his alma mater and is always looking for new ways he can help the University, the athletic department and the Wildcat fooball program.

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It all began over 30 years ago in the old Snively Arena. A small group of fans
would gather following the games to socialize about the UNH hockey team, mingle
with the players and parents waiting outside the locker room and enjoy one another’s
company before heading home for the evening.
Talk in the early days turned to the scoreboard in Snively Arena and the lack
of a count-down penalty clock. Fans in the corners would take turns running out to
see the time on the clock and call back to their friends with a quick calculation of
how much time remained on the penalty. A UNH hockey booster club was soon born.
The loyal group of fans that gathered after games to socialize began a fundraising
drive to purchase a new scoreboard with clocks to time the penalties. Membership in
the group was set at $5.00. Two tiny tables were setup at each end of the bleachers
where UNH hockey hats and shirts were sold. The first UNH hockey yearbooks were
produced by selling ads to local retailers. Enough money was finally raised and Snively Arena got new scoreboards.
As the magnitude and the costs of keeping UNH hockey on pace with other hockey programs around the country grew, so did the Friends.
Support was provided to outfit a new weight room, renovate and enhance the locker room facilities, purchase new skate sharpeners and provides
other needed equipment. Later, a five-year commitment was made by the Friends in a partnership with the
University to outfit Snively Arena with new boards and
glass surrounding Batchelder Rink. As the fundraising
needs increased,
new membership Officers:
levels were cre- Bruce Hardenbrook, President
ated and the tiny
Steve Greiner, Vice President
souvenir stands
with hats and Kim Rhine, Treasurer
shirts expanded Amanda Savage, Secretary
to include a range
of UNH hockey Board Members:
memorabilia. A concession stand was added. The 50/50 raffle was started. A small group of fans and volunGreg and Karen Ambrose
teers had become a significant and dedicated fundraising group and an integral part of the success of the
Gene Cordes
UNH hockey program.
The mission of the Friends of UNH Hockey is to promote, support and enhance the UNH hockey Dave Currier
program. The goal may be fundraising, but the Friends are really about family and fun. The membership sea- Kyle Gasior
son kicks off in late September with the annual Face-Off-Feed and Chicken Barbecue. This event is an op- Josh Gibney
portunity to renew old friendships from seasons past, catch up with returning players, meet the new team
Scott Gower
members and get ready for hockey after a long summer.
For members of the Coaches Club, the first of several functions begins a few weeks later with a Erin Gravel
season preview and pre-game report before the first home game. Special Coaches Club functions continue Steve Greiner
through the season and have included tailgating with the Head Coach at a football game, pre-game meals Adam and Lisa Hardenbrook
with the coaches and team, mid-season reviews, playoff previews, and special presentations that included Bruce and Jan Hardenbrook
coach Charlie Holt’s U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame video presentation.
Russ and Mary Hensel
With roots as a social organization, the general membership is invited to post-game functions held at various times during the season in Linda Howe
the Whittemore Center Sky Box Lounge. Refreshment are provided at these Bill Hurley
members-only events and kids can take advantage of this opportunity to Andy Leahy
meet their favorite player and get that special autograph. After the season, Steve Lorenze
the Friends host the Annual Awards banquet to celebrate the season and
Brad Parkhurst
recognize the departing seniors. The Friends membership year concludes
Peter Prudden
in August with the Annual Friends of UNH hockey Golf Tournament.
The Friends of UNH hockey has become the largest and most-suc- Kim Rhine
cessful athletic booster organization at the University of New Hampshire. Amanda Savage
A 21-member Board of Directors drives the fundraising efforts and coordi- John Savage
nates the hundreds of volunteers that organize membership, produce the
Jay Sydow
BlueLines newsletter, sell 50/50 tickets, staff the souvenir stands, organize
the social gatherings and direct the disbursement of funds that are used to
support and promote the UNH hockey program. The results of these volunteer efforts has recently allowed the
Friends to sponsor Internet broadcasts of Wildcat Hockey to fans around the World, host UNH fan receptions at
Former Wildcat &
NCAA tournament sites, present the history of UNH hockey in the Charles E. Holt Gallery and create the All AmeriCurrent Bruins
can Wall of Fame at the Whittemore Center.
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But most importantly, the Friends fundraising efforts have recently been focused on the future of Wildcat
Andy Brickley ‘ 82
Hockey. For the past two years, the Friends of UNH hockey has contributed funds to support UNH hockey scholarships. The scholarship funding initiatives of the Friends continued with the lead gift to the Charles E. Holt endowment and the creation of the Friends of UNH hockey endowment to ensure the support of future Wildcat players that lace ‘em up for the Blue &
White. Much has changed over the last quarter-century, but the dedication of the UNH hockey fan remains strong.

send an email to: friendsofhockey@unh.edu
For more information about the Friends of UNH hockey visit :

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The UNH men’s hockey team visits multiple classrooms, including Woodman Park Elementary School in Dover, N.H., every season.
Woodman Park teacher and UNH Alumni Lisa Simko expressed, “when the UNH hockey players visit our classroom, they are part of the learning process and my students are thrilled to interact with young adults that are
not only successful athletes, but also successful students.”
Last year, the Wildcats also were involved in a UNH-original program called “Operation Hat Trick” where hats
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The Whittemore Center opened Nov. 10, 1995, with the Wildcats defeating then defending national champion Boston
University, 6-5, in overtime. That success has continued each year. Over
the last 13 seasons, the Wildcats have posted an incredible 170-48-19
record with 154 standing room only crowds of 6,501. In 2004-05, the
Wildcats set a school record when they played in front of 126,028
people in 20 home games and overall the Wildcats have played in
front of 1,438,648 fans.
The arena brings the University’s athletic facilities to a state-of-theart level and positions UNH as a leader among the region’s colleges
and universities.
In addition to the athletic arena created by the project, Snively
Arena, the former hockey rink, has been converted into the Hamel
Center, a recreational sports facility.
Coupled with the Memorial Union Building renovations, the project has transformed the quality of student life on the UNH campus.
The three-floor Hamel Center eliminated the space deficiency
and gave the entire student population ample health and fitness opportunities.
The 6,501 seat hockey arena known as Towse Rink was designed
for easy conversion to a 7,500 seat facility for revenue-producing
concerts, exhibitions and other events. The arena nearly doubled the
size of Snively Arena, UNH hockey’s former home.
The hockey rink became the sixth in the nation to feature an
Olympic-sized ice surface (200 feet by 100 feet) - instead of standard
200 by 85.

The throwing of fish at UNH has been a tradition since the early
1980’s. It is thrown out every time the ‘Cats score their first goal
of the game to signify the opposing goalie “fishing” the puck out of
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Whittemore Center Quick Facts
•UNH ONCE AGAIN ...topped Hockey East attendance
with an attendance of 113,583.
•UNH has amassed a 106-32-10 record in the last
eight seasons (.750 winning percentage)
•UNH won 12 games at the Whittemore Center last
season
•Registered 10 sellouts last season

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Dick Umile, a five-time Hockey East Coach of the Year, enters
his 20th season as the head coach of the UNH Wildcats. He earned his fourth
Leonard Fowle New England Coach of the Year award following the 2007-08
season. After signing a long-term contract in 2008, Umile will conclude his
coaching career at his alma mater.
During his time spent at UNH, Umile has molded UNH hockey
into one of the top programs in all of Division I hockey, guiding the Wildcats
to four Frozen Four appearances, 15 NCAA tournament appearances and 19
Hockey East championship tournament showings in his 19-year career in
Durham.
In addition, Umile has posted 17 20-victory campaigns over
the span of 19 seasons, including a current streak of 13 20-win seasons. Umile
is now the winningest coach in the history of UNH hockey with 444 career
victories. He surpassed legendary coach Charlie Holt on Feb. 16, 2005 in a 6-1
victory at Merrimack at Thom Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass.Umile ranks
fourth among active NCAA coaches with a .652 winning percentage and on
the active victories list his 444 victories ranks eighth among NCAA coaches. He
has been named Coach of the Year a total of 10 times in his career, including
New England honors four times. Umile’s five Hockey East Coach of the Year

Awards is an all-time league best.
Last season, Umile directed the Wildcats to a 20-13-5 mark as they captured their eighth-consecutive trip
to the NCAA tournament. Umile guided the Wildcats to 20+ wins in 13 straight years, the second longest streak in
the nation and five seasons more than its closest competition; no other team in Hockey East has an active streak
longer than one season. After struggling through a 1-5-2 stretch in November, New Hampshire went 14-4-2 to close
out the regular season and claimed third place in the league and home-ice in the Hockey East quarterfinals for a
Hockey East-best 13th straight season. The crowning moment of the 2008-09 season was the Wildcats’ goal with
0.1 seconds remaining to tie and eventually win 6-5 in overtime in their NCAA Northeast Regional opening-round
game against perennial power North Dakota in front of UNH faithful at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.
In 2007-08, Umile led the Wildcats to a 25-10-3 record, including a program-record 19 Hockey East wins
en route to a 19-5-3 record in league play, which earned UNH the regular season title for the second season in
a row. Umile captured his 400th career victory Oct. 19, 2007 against Boston University. Umile coached four AllAmericans in Kevin Regan, Mike Radja,
All-Time Wildcat Coaches Matt Fornataro, and Brad Flaishans, which
was the first time in school history that
Coach
Years
Seasons
Won Lost Tied Pct. four players received that honor.
1
1924-25
2
2
0
.500
Hank Swasey
In 2006-07, Umile helped the
Ernest Christensen
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55
54
8
.504 ‘Cats to the team’s sixth Hockey East reguCarl Lundholm
1
1936-37
3
5
0
.375 lar-season title and their sixth straight
NCAA Tournament apperance with a 26George Thurston
1
1938-39
5
4
0
.556 11-2 overall record and an 18-7-2 mark in
Tony Dougal
5
1939-47
15
28
0
.349 conference play.
Joseph Petroski
In 2005-06 Umile coached
4
1947-51
9
20
0
.310
Pepper Martin
11
1951-61
66
76
3
.466 UNH to a 20-13-7 record overall. The
‘Cats finished third in Hockey East, and
A. Barr Snively
2
1961-64
23
22
0
.511
advanced to the NCAA tournament for
Rube Bjorkman
4
1964-68
57
40
0
.588 the fifth consecutive time.
18
1968-86
347 232
18
.596
Charlie Holt
In 2004-05, Umile guided the
Dave O’Connor
1
**1987-88
7
20
3
.283 team to a 26-11-5 record and a second
Bob Kullen
3
**1986-90
37
66
8
.369 place finish in Hockey East with a 15-5-4
mark. The Wildcats played in the Hockey
Dick Umile
19
1990-present 444 220
71
.652 East championship game and advanced
Totals:
81
1924-2006 1,050 776 106 .571 to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth
straight season.
*Christensen coached from 1925-36 and 1937-38.
In 2002-03, UNH earned its
fourth
trip
to the Frozen Four with a 28**O’Connor served as interim coach for 1987-88 season.
8-6 overall record and a 15-5-4 record in
Hockey East.The Wildcats took home the
Hockey East tournament title for the second straight season with a 1-0 overtime thriller vs. Boston University on
March 15, 2003 at the FleetCenter in Boston. UNH defeated St. Cloud State and Boston University in the NCAA
Regionals in Worcester, Mass. to earn its second straight trip to the Frozen Four. In Buffalo, the Wildcats beat the No.
1 ranked team in the nation, the Cornell Big Red, and Umile guided UNH to its second appearance in the national
championship game vs. the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Junior goaltender Mike Ayers, senior forwards Lanny

Coach Umile
Career Highlights
• Awarded the Spencer T Penrose
Memorial Trophy as the nation’s top
Division I coach in 1999.
• Five-Time Hockey East Coach of the
Year (1991, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007).
• Four-time New England Coach of
the Year (1991, 1999, 2002, 2008).
• Has led UNH to back-to-back
Hockey East tournament titles (2002,
2003).
• Has led UNH to seven Hockey East
regular season titles (1992, 1997,
1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008).
• Guided UNH to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances in 1998 and
1999; 2002 and 2003, including a
berth in the national championship
in 1999 and 2003.
• Coached Jason Krog, the 1999
Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner, eight Hobey Baker finalists and
23 All-Americans in 19 seasons as
head coach of the Wildcats.
• Ranks fourth on the NCAA active list
in winning percentage at .652 and
his 444 wins rank sixth on the active
NCAA coaching wins list.
• Ranks first all-time in win percentage (.652) and first in wins (444)
at UNH.
• Has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 15 of the last 19 years, including 11 of the last 12 seasons and
seven straight seasons.
• Has posted 16 20+ win seasons,
including a school-record 31 wins
during the 1998-99 season. UNH has
13-straight 20-win seasons.
• Has coached several players that
have gone on to the NHL ranks, including Eric Boguniecki, Ty Conklin,
Darren Haydar, Mark Mowers, Bryan
Muir, Eric Nickulas, Jason Krog, Garrett Stafford, Colin Hemingway,
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Gare and Colin Hemingway were named All-Americans in 2002-03, which marked the
first time in school history three Wildcats earned that honor in the same season.
In the 2001-02 season, the Wildcats posted 30 wins, which was the second
highest total in the program’s history.The ‘Cats made their third appearance in the Frozen
Four in a five year span. Umile was honored as both the Hockey East and New England
Coach of the Year and led the Wildcats to the school’s first ever Hockey East tournament
title at the FleetCenter in Boston, as well as the regular season title. UNH was also ranked
No. 1 in the nation for six weeks in the regular season, including the final four weeks.
Umile has coached eight Hobey Baker finalists and 23 All-Americans in his 19
years in Durham. His success at the collegiate level has helped several UNH alumni continue their careers in the National Hockey League including Derek Bekar, Eric Boguniecki,
Ty Conklin, Darren Haydar, Jason Krog, Bryan Muir, Eric Nickulas, Mark Mowers and Daniel
Winnik.
Umile recorded his 250th career coaching victory versus the University of Vermont on Oct. 13, 2001 and his 300th career coaching victory came March 1, 2003 against
the Boston College Eagles in front of a sold-out Whittemore Center crowd to clinch the
regular-season championship for the second year in a row.
In 1999-00, Umile guided the Wildcats to their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and coached the senior class to a school record 107 wins. The Wildcats
registered a 23-9-6 record and finished second in Hockey East with a 13-5-6 record. One
highlight for Umile and the Wildcats included a No. 1 national ranking for the first time in
school history.
In 1998-99, the Wildcats posted a school best 31-7-3 overall record and earned
UNH’s first outright Hockey East regular season championship with a league record of
18-3-3.
After reaching the Frozen Four in 1998, UNH and Umile took it a step further
in 1999 and reached the national championship game by defeating national power
Michigan State, 5-3, in the semifinals. In what many consider one of the best title games
in NCAA history, UNH outplayed Maine and held a commanding 48-38 shot advantage,
but fell just short of the ultimate goal in overtime.
In addition to guiding the amazing run through the national tournament, Umile
also played a major role in UNH’s first recipient of the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial
Award. Jason Krog, a four-year player under Umile, was awarded the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the nation’s top player during the off day of the Frozen Four.
In addition to Krog, who was also a Hobey Baker finalist in 1998, Umile has
coached Hobey Baker finalists Mark Mowers (1998),Ty Conklin (2000, 2001), Darren Haydar
(2002) Steve Saviano (2004) and Kevin Regan (2008).
For his efforts during the 1998-99 season, Umile earned the Spencer T. Penrose
Memorial Trophy as the top Division I hockey coach and earned New England and Hockey
East Coach of the Year awards.
During the 1997-98 season, Umile and the Wildcats advanced to the Frozen
Four for the first time since 1982. UNH posted a 25-12-1 record overall and boasted
an unprecedented two Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalists.
Umile became the 12th coach in the history of New Hampshire hockey when
he was promoted to the position on December 6, 1990. His 444 career victories at New
Hampshire now ranks first ahead of Holt who was 347-232-18 (.596) in 18 seasons at the
helm of the Wildcat hockey program.
Umile returned to his alma mater before the 1988-89 season as an assistant
coach and was named associate head coach prior to the 1989-90 campaign.
An outstanding player at UNH, he captained the 1971-72 team that placed third
at the ECAC playoffs and went 20-10. Umile enjoyed his finest seasons as a Wildcat his
sophomore and junior seasons tallying a career-high 56 points. Umile was also honored
with the Roger LeClerc Trophy during his sophomore year as the squad’s most valuable
player. He recorded 60 goals and 84 assists for 144 points in just 87 career games.
After graduating from UNH in 1972, Umile began his coaching career in the
Massachusetts public school system in Wakefield and Melrose. He served as the head
hockey coach at Watertown (Mass.) High School for 10 seasons and scouted for the St.
Louis Blues in New England for two years. Guiding Watertown to two Middlesex League
titles, he was also named the Boston Globe Division I Coach of the Year in 1984. Umile
debuted in the collegiate coaching ranks at Providence College, where he coached for
two seasons under former Friar mentor Mike McShane (UNH ‘71).
Following his first season as the Wildcat head coach in 1991, Umile was honored with his first Bob Kullen Award as the Hockey East Coach of the Year. He was also the
recipient of the Clark Hodder Award by the New England Hockey Writers Association as
the New England Division I Coach of the Year. Also, he was selected the 1991 New England
Division I Hockey Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.
Most recently, Umile was inducted into the Italian American Hall of Fame in
2007 and was honored by the Boy Scouts of America with the “Good Scout” award for
his work in the New Hampshrie Seacoast community.
Umile and Rose have three daughters: Katie; Courtney and husband Dave
Cook, who are the parents of Cameron (5), Lily Rose (6) and Tyler (3); Kristin and husband
Jim Haggerty, who are the parents of grandsons Charlie (7), Jack (9), Jamie (5) and most
recently Quinn Robert (2).

• Played for UNH from 1969-72
• Served as Captain for the 1971-72
squad
• Earned the Roger A. LeClerc Trophy
as the team’s Most Valuable Player
for 1969-70
• Ranks 30th on the all-time UNH
scoring list with 144 career points
• Ranks 12th all-time at UNH with
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Associate Head Coach David Lassonde
David Lassonde begins his 22nd season and 16th at the University of New Hampshire,
which makes him the longest tenured assistant coach in the history of the men’s hockey
program. Lassonde began coaching at UNH in 1988 serving as the team’s goaltending coach.
During his tenure Lassonde has mentored a pair of Hobey Baker finalists in Ty Conklin and
Kevin Regan as well as four All-Americans in Conklin, Regan, Mike Ayers and Jeff Levy.
In between his two stays in Durham, he spent three years at both the University of Wisconsin and Miami University. During his 22 years of collegiate coaching, he has been to five
Frozen Fours and 15 NCAA Tournaments. As a member of Coach Umile’s staff, Lassonde is
primarily responsible for coaching the Wildcat defensemen and goaltenders. Lassonde’s
other on-ice duties include assisting Umile in all aspects of practice preparation and
implementation, especially as it relates to the program’s defensive systems. Off ice, Lassonde coordinates the UNH video program and his experience has also played a key role in UNH’s recruitment
of many of its national caliber players.
In 2007, Lassonde was recognized by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) with the Terry
Flanagan Award, which is given annually to an assistant coach who has demostrated a superior body of work
during their career. In addition, he was inducted into the Rochester (N.H.) Sports Hall of Fame for his achievements as an athlete and coach.
During the summer months, Lassonde works for the New England District in its Player Development programs. He has coached at numerous USA Hockey district and national festivals, and was an assistant on the US
Under-18 team that competed in the 2005 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournamnet in Slovakia. He has also coached
for the past 18 years at Stan Mikita’s School for
the Hearing Impaired in Chicago, Ill. He serves
as On Ice Director for the very successful Dick
Umile Hockey School and coordinates all aspects of the school’s schedule. Recently, Lassonde became a mentor for the USA Hockey
Warren Strelow Goaltending Mentor Program.
The Rochester, N.H. native graduated cum
laude from Providence College with a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in History Education and played
goal for the Friars from 1981-83 under current
New Jersey Devils President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello. Coach Lassonde resides
in Durham and graduated from, played for, and
taught at Spaulding High School (Rochester,
N.H.).

Associate Head Coach Scott Borek
Scott Borek begins his eighth season with the Wildcat hockey program. As an Associate Head Coach, Borek serves as the Wildcats’ Recruiting Coordinator. While Borek assists
Coach Umile in all aspects of Wildcat hockey, his primary responsibility lies in coaching
the Cats’ offensive aspects of the game. He works with the forwards as well as the team’s
power play units.
Borek’s coaching career began as a result of an injury to his neck during his sophomore campaign at Dartmouth College. While the injury ended a promising playing career,
it served as motivation to begin a coaching career that has now lasted over 25 years.
At Dartmouth, Borek became the program’s second assistant, working alongside current Dartmouth Head Coach, Bob Gaudet. He coached the junior varsity team while assisting with the varsity. After two years at Dartmouth, Borek moved on to Providence College where he worked
with UNH alum Mike McShane and current Wildcat Head Coach Dick Umile.
After helping to rebuild a Providence team back into a national contender, Borek moved across town
to join former Big Green partner Bob Gaudet at Brown University. Here Borek’s recruiting efforts were instrumental in moving Brown from a 1-25 record in his first season to a national tournament berth when his first
recruiting class became seniors.
Borek left Brown to become the Head Coach at Colby College,
where he was a finalist for the Eddie Jeremiah National Division III Coach
of the Year Award in 1994. From Waterville, Maine, Borek moved to Lake
Superior State University, first as the Associate Head Coach for Coach
Jeff Jackson. After one year Borek was named the Lakers’ Head Coach,
a position he held for five years. As a Laker, Borek was the CCHA Coach
of the Year and a National Coach of the Year finalist (Spencer Penrose)
in 1999-00.
Prior to joining Coach Umile on the Wildcats’ staff, Borek served
one season as the Head Coach of the New England College Pilgrims in
Henniker, NH. At NEC Borek coached former Wildcat Travis Banga who
would attain All-America honors as a Pilgrim.
Borek is a 1985 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he
received his B.A. in English. Scott is married to Cheryl (Stahl), a former
women’s ice hockey and soccer player at Brown University. They are
the proud parents of four children -- Madeline (16), Gordon (15), Charley
(13) and Owen (10)-- and currently reside in Durham.

Tim Churchard- Sports Psychologist
Tim Churchard enters his seventh season in the capacity of working with the team in the area of Sports
Psychology. Churchard works on a one-on-one basis with the athletes, helping them achieve maximum performance through psychological and psycho-physiological preparation.
Churchard spent seven seasons as the Wildcats’ volunteer assistant coach. Churchard’s primary responsibilities included on-ice practices and working with the Wildcat defensive corps.
Churchard played at UNH as a member of the varsity squad from 1963-65. He played under A. Barr “Whoop”
Snively. Churchard was a multi-sport athlete as he also played running back for the football team under Chief
Boston and Andy Mooradian. He earned his undergraduate degree from UNH in Liberal Arts in 1967 before
embarking on a career in education and human resource management/consultation.
A native of Saugus, Mass., Churchard was a three-time league all-star and all-state selection as a senior
at Saugus High School. He captained the hockey team and served as a co-captain of the football squad his
senior year and was inducted into the Saugus Hall of Fame in 1990.
Churchard’s coaching career began at his hometown high school. He assisted the Saugus hockey program
from 1970-73, he went on to assist Spaulding High School in Rochester and later served as head coach at the University of New
England in Biddeford, Maine. He earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Salem State in 1972 and a GAGS in Education in 1984
from UNH.
Churchard began teaching at UNH in 1984, serving as an instructor in the education department. In addition to those duties, he
has also been an instructor at UNH’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics since 1991.

Colin Shank- Asst. AD - Hockey Operations

Colin Shank enters his eighth season with the UNH men’s hockey program and his first season as the Asst.
Athletic Director for Hockey Operations, after being elevated to his career position in the summer of 2009.
Shank’s primary responsibilities include the various day to day needs of the men’s hockey program.
Specifically he handles the teams travel, meals, equipment, and supervision of student managers. Shank also
assists the coaching staff in other areas such as practices, scheduling of ice times, budgeting, and coordination with visiting teams. Shank was the 2005 winner of the Charles Holt Coaches’ Award for his significant
contributions to the team both on and off the ice. He was one of just two non-players in UNH hockey history
to be honored at the annual awards banquet. In addition, he was the 2008 President’s Award winner from the
Friends of UNH Hockey.
Shank earned his graduate degree in Recreation Administration in May of 2007 and owns a B.S. degree
in Kinesiology he received from UNH in 2005.
Shank also gained valuable experience in team services as a freshman with the Wildcat men’s basketball
team, serving as one of three team managers. He primarily assisted with practices and home game management.
He is a 2001 graduate of Yarmouth High School, where he lettered in basketball and volleyball. The 27-year old is a native of
Yarmouth, Maine. Shank resides in Portsmouth, N.H.

Season Outlook
Coming of its eighth straight trip to the NCAA tournament, expectations are once again high for the University of New Hampshire
men’s ice hockey team in 2009-10. Last season, the Wildcats joined Michigan as the only programs in the country to qualify for the
NCAA’s over the past eight seasons. Additionally, UNH head coach Dick Umile has guided the Wildcats to 20+ wins in 13 straight
years, the second-longest streak in the nation and five seasons more than its closest competition, while no other team in Hockey
East has an active streak longer than one season. After struggling through a 1-5-2 stretch in November, New Hampshire went 14-42 to close out the regular season and claimed third place in the league and home-ice in the Hockey East quarterfinals for the 13th
straight season. However, the crowning moment of the 2008-09 season was the Wildcats’ goal with 0.1 seconds remaining to tie and
eventually win 6-5 in overtime its NCAA Northeast Regional opening-round game against perennial power North Dakota in front
of UNH faithful at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. While the Wildcats’ season ended on a late goal in a 2-1 loss to eventual
national champion Boston University, the outlook is once again bright as the Wildcats set their sights on winning a national championship.
GOALTENDING
Once again, UNH will be led from the net out in 2009-10 by senior netminder Brian Foster (Pembroke, N.H. -- pictured right). Foster, a fifth-round draft
pick of the Florida Panthers in 2005, emerged as one of the elite goalies in
all of Hockey East and when healthy was dominant in net for the Wildcats.
While Foster missed a pair of games in November and struggled through
an ankle injury in the first half of the season, he was pivotal in UNH’s second-half run and was one of three netminders in Hockey East to win the
league’s goalie of the month honors on two occasions (October, February;
Millan, Thiessen). A honorable mention Hockey East All Star selection, Foster
ranked third in the conference in win percentage at .688 and fifth in save
percentage at .917. In addition, his 15-league wins ranked second in Hockey
East. Sophomore Matt DiGirolamo (Ambler, Pa.) emerged as Foster’s backup and will serve in that role once again this season. DiGirolamo picked up
his first collegiate win Dec. 11 against Holy Cross as he stopped all six shots
he faced in the final 26:25 en route to the victory. Fellow sophomore Tyler
Scott (Ridgefield, Conn.) will give the Wildcats valuable depth in the net
behind Foster.
DEFENSE
UNH once again returns sure-handed veterans on the defense with senior Nick Krates (Palos Park, Ill. -- pictured left) anchoring a
solid core of four returners on defense. Krates played in 37 of 38 games and set benchmarks in goals, points and plus/minus during his junior campaign. Krates is joined by
three other returners on defense in junior Matt Campanale (Chester Springs, Pa.) and
sophomores Blake Kessel (Verona, Wis.) and Damon Kipp (Salmon Arm, B.C.). Campanale was inserted into the Wildcat lineup a third of the way through and proved to
be a valuable addition notching his first collegiate point with an assist in UNH’s 6-5
overtime win over Vermont on March 7, a win that gave UNH third place in the regular season. Kessel is the Wildcats’ top returning blueline scorer and served as a lethal
weapon on the Wildcat power play. Kessel had a knack for scoring big goals as three of
his six goals were game winners including late winners against Mass-Lowell and Vermont at Whittemore Center. Kipp quickly became one of UNH’s most reliable defenders playing in 27 games as a freshman. He notched two points, none bigger than his
assist on a Greg Collins’ goal in NCAA Northeast Regional game against North Dakota.
Junior Mike Beck (Long Beach, Calif.) is another defender with a lot of experience for
New Hampshire. Beck played in 11 games and should compete for an increased role
in 2009-10. Adding depth to the UNH defense are three freshmen that could compete
for a spot in the Wildcat lineup right out of the gate in Connor Hardowa (Edmonton,
Alberta), Brett Kostolansky (Denver, Colo.) and Ansel Ivens-Anderson (Pound Ridge,
N.Y.). Hardowa played three years in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), leading
the Spruce Grove Saints to the 2008-09 regular season title. Hardowa led all defensemen in the AJHL, scoring 63 points in 61 games on 20 goals and 43 assists. After a stellar career at prep school power Shattuck St.
Mary’s, Kostolansky played one season for the Chicago Steel of the USHL. During the 2008-09 campaign, he amassed 18 points on a
goal and 17 assists. Anderson helped lead the Jersey Hitmen to the regular season and playoff championships in the EJHL in 200809. Prior to that season, he played two years for the Junior Monarchs out of Manchester, N.H.

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Season Outlook
FORWARDS
Offensively, the Wildcats return three players with over 30 points a year ago and five everyday players led by senior co-captains Bobby Butler (Marlboro, Mass. -- pictured right)
and Peter LeBlanc (Hamilton, Ontario -- pictured below). Butler (9g, 21a) and LeBlanc
(14g, 16a) each had 30 points a year ago. Butler is the program’s active leader in points
(68), goals (32) and assists (36). LeBlanc emerged as one of the Wildcats’ top scoring threat
down the stretch and netted a pivotal overtime goal against North Dakota to give UNH
a 6-5 win in the NCAA Northeast Regional. New Hampshire returns the most firepower
from its junior class, which accounted for 40 percent of the scoring a year ago. The group
is anchored by leading returning goal scorer Mike Sislo (Superior, Wis.). Sislo, who had
just three goals his freshman season, erupted for 19 goals and 12 assists and was Hockey
East’s Player of the Month in December. Classmates Phil DeSimone (East Amherst, N.Y.),
Paul Thompson (Concord, N.H.) and Greg Manz (Wayne, Pa.) will be called upon to provide offensive firepower for the ‘Cats in 2009-10. DeSimone played in all 38 games and set
benchmarks in goals (7), assists (11) and points (18). Thompson played in 27 games a year
ago with four goals and five assists, tallying eight of his nine points in Hockey East play.
Manz played in six games including both games at the NCAA Northeast Regional. He will
compete for an everyday spot in the lineup. Three sophomores who gained valuable experience a year ago and are expected to contribute in 2009-10 are Steve Moses (Leominster, Mass), Mike Borisenok (Watervliet, N.Y.) and Kevin McCarey (Baldwinsville, N.Y.). Moses played in 33-of-38 games recording 13 points (5g, 8a). He potted game-winners against Providence (2/14) and Maine (2/6) and
is one of six returners with double-figure points a year ago. Borisenok appeared in 11 games notching a goal and an assist despite
missing several games late in the season due to illness. McCarey played in eight games as a freshman and could see additional time
this season. Five newcomers will look to crack the UNH lineup right of the gate for Umile’s Wildcats. Austin Block (Thousand Oaks,
Calif.), Greg Burke (Lee, N.H.), John Henrion (Holden, Mass.), Brett Kostolansky (Denver, Colo.) and Dalton Speelman (San Jose, Calif.) comprise the freshman forward class. Block played two years in the North American
Hockey League (NAHL) for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and served as the team captain for
2008-09 campaign. As a second year player, he led the league in scoring with 73 points
in 57 games, (29 goals and 44 assists). Burke missed most of 2008-09 with a season-ending injury. However, the highly talented forward represented his country in the World
Junior A challenge just weeks before the injury. He had two points in five games as the
United States won the championship for the first time. Burke was drafted in the sixth
round of the 2008 NHL Entry Level Draft by the Washington Capitals with the 174th
overall pick. Henrion was a first-year player with the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) after playing junior hockey for the Junior Bruins of the EJHL.
John played both center and wing for the NTDP accumulating 31 points in 58 games on
19 goals and 12 assists. Henrion’s schedule while at NTDP included many games against
Division I colleges as well as international competition. His season culminated with his
participation on the Gold Medal-winning U.S. team in the World Under-18 Championships. Pavelski, whose brother Joe plays for the San Jose Sharks, was a two-year player
for the Waterloo Blackhawks. He played in all situations for the Blackhawks in his second
season amassing 29 points in 57 games on 13 goals and 16 assists to go along with a
+19 rating. He was an especially effective penalty killer throughout the season. Speelman played one year for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL and registered 21 goals
and 21 assists for 42 points in 57 games and was a +30.
SCHEDULE
The Wildcats will open the 2009-10 season at home with an exhibition match against Acadia University Saturday, Oct. 3 (7 p.m.) and
will officially kick off the regular season on Oct. 10 (7 p.m.) at Rensselaer. UNH opens its home slate with national championship finalist Miami University for a two-game home set Oct. 16-17 at Whittemore Center. The games with Miami are part of four straight home
games that include the Hockey East opener Oct. 23 (7 p.m.) against Northeastern and the lone home meeting with long-time rival
Maine Oct. 24 (7 p.m.). UNH concludes October with a two-game series at WCHA-power Wisconsin. The Badgers, who just missed
out of qualifying for the NCAA tournament, are one of college hockey’s most storied programs with six national championships.
New Hampshire resumes conference play as it entertains Boston College on Nov. 6 (7 p.m.). The Wildcats then hit the road for three
straight Hockey East road games, one against Mass-Lowell and two at Massachusetts. New Hampshire will meet up with defending national champion Boston University on Nov. 20 (7 p.m.) at Whittemore Center for the first time since the team’s heartbreaking
2-1 loss to the Terriers in the NCAA Northeast Regional finals on March 30. The Wildcats will conclude November with the tail-end
of the home-and-home with BU and a single game at Merrimack Nov. 28. UNH will leave Hockey East play twice in January with a
single game against Cornell on Jan. 3 (4 p.m.) at Whittemore Center and take on intrastate foe Dartmouth College in the ninth annual “Battle for the RiverStone Cup” on Jan. 16 (7 p.m.) at Verizon Wireless Arena. The Wildcats will cap off their regular-season with a
home-and-home series with Boston College.

SENIOR • CAPTAIN • FORWARD • 6-0 • 185
MARLBORO, MASS. • JR. BRUINS (EJHL)
2008-09: Butler
tallied 30 points
(9g, 21a) and
was one of four
players with 30plus points…
Appeared in all
38 games for
New Hampshire,
notched a point
in 20 games, including eight
multiple-point efforts… Owned an eight-game
point-scoring streak from Nov. 29 to Jan. 17…
Had three points in the NCAA Northeast Regional
including a pair of assists against North Dakota
and UNH’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss in the regional
final… Enters his senior season as the Wildcats
active leading scorer with 68 points (32g, 36a)…
Had a pair of game-winning goals, both in Hockey
East play, and scored twice on the power play and
once short handed… Tallied a goal and two assists
in a 4-4 tie with Providence on Feb. 13.
2007-08: Followed up his freshman season with
26 points (14g, 12a) with the Wildcats…Had two
games in which he recorded three points, including Oct. 26 versus Colorado College and March
7 versus Vermont…Was fourth on the team in
power play goals with four...Recorded at least one
point in 17 games…His 14 goals ranked third on
the team, while his 26 points ranked sixth…Tallied
nine goals and eight assists in league play…Recorded a pair of two-goal games March 7 in a 3-1
win over Vermont and March 21 in the Hockey
East semifinal versus Boston College…Selected
to the Hockey East All-Tournament team with
four goal in three games during the Hockey East
Tournament…Pulled the ‘Cats to victory with
three game-winning goals, all against conference
opponents…Had five multiple-point games.

2006-07: Butler played in 38 of 39 games as a
freshman posting 12 points (9g, 3a) to lead all
Wildcat rookies in points and goals scored...
Butler scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2
double overtime victory in the Hockey East
semifinals against Massachusetts on March
16 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston...
Scored a goal in his first collegiate game Oct.
20 at Colorado College in a 4-3 win...Had at
least one point in 10 games in his first season,
including two points on Nov. 10 vs. BU (2a)
and March 16 vs. UMass (1g, 1a)...Posted four
points (3g, 1a) in four Hockey East Tournament
games in March.
Career Milestones: Recorded a career-high
three points three times; First assist: Nov. 10,
2006 vs Boston U.; First goal: Oct. 20, 2006 vs
Colorado College.
Before UNH: Butler played for the Boston Jr.
Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League
from 2004-06, recording 28 goals and 30 assists
for 58 points in 61 contests in 2004-2005...Prior
to that season, Butler registered 31 goals and
41 assists for 72 points in 115 games for the
Bruins in ‘03-04 and ‘04-05...He also played for
Marlborough High School notching 116 goals
and 53 assists for 169 points in 50 games in
his junior and senior seasons (2003-2005)...
Butler helped lead his high school team to the
Division 3 State Championship and the Bruins
to the EJHL Championship in 2004-2005...In
2003-2004, Butler set the school record for
most goals in a single season with 58.
Personal: Born in Framingham, Massachusetts
on April 26, 1987 to John and Wendy Butler...
Majoring in health management...Shoots
right...His brother J.R. played hockey at Holy
Cross...Lists his younger brother Al as his
favorite athlete.

BUTLER’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
TOTALS

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GP
38
38
38
114

G
9
14
9
32

A
3
12
21
36

Pts +/- PIM
12
+7 6-12
26 +14 10-20
30
+5 14-36
68 +26 30-68

PPG SHG
0 1
4 0
2 1
6 2

GWG
3
3
2
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PETER LEBLANC
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HAMILTON, ONTARIO • HAMILTON (OPJHL)
2008-09: LeBlanc
set benchmarks
in goals (14)
and assists (16)
becoming one
of four players
to tally 30-plus
points… One of
eight Wildcats
to play in all 38
games… Owned
a +16 plus/minus rating… Had a pair of goals
including the game-winner 45 seconds into
overtime in a 6-5 overtime win over North
Dakota in the NCAA Northeast Regional and
had a helper in the Wildcats’ lone goal against
BU in the regional finals…For his efforts at
the NCAA’s LeBlanc was tabbed an All-Tournament honoree… Potted a team-high four
game-winning goals, which ranked him in
the top 20 nationally… Notched a point in 25
games and had five multi-point games.
2007-08: LeBlanc played in 37 of 38 games…
Recorded a career-high 15 points (5g, 10a)
for the ‘Cats…Had two games with multiple points…Netted goals Oct. 27 versus
Colorado College, Nov. 3 versus Northeastern,
Nov. 16 versus Northeastern, Dec. 16 versus
Maine…Scored his final goal March 7 in a
win versus Vermont that helped the Wildcats
capture a program-best 19th win in Hockey
East…Four of LeBlanc’s five goals came during conference play.

He tallied one goal and four assists for five
points...In the first game of the season
against Colorado College, LeBlanc was
credited with his first assist as a Wildcat...
On Jan. 19 he scored the game-winning
goal, his first career goal for UNH, against
UMass...Ranked fifth on the team with a
.476 faceoff percentage.
Career Milestones: Career high: two points
seven occasions; First assist: Oct. 20, 2006 vs
Colorado College; First goal: Jan. 19, 2007
vs UMass.
Before UNH: LeBlanc skated with Hamilton
Red Wings on the Ontario Provincial Junior
Hockey League (OPJHL) from 2004-06...
LeBlanc tallied 10 goals and 12 assists for
22 points in 20 games in 2005-2006 and 1422-36 in 49 games in 2004-2005...He earned
OPJHL Rookie of the Year honors with the
Red Wings in ‘04-05 and was invited to the
CJAHL All-Star game in 2006.
Personal: Born in Hamilton, Ontario on
February 3, 1988 to Barbara and James
LeBlanc...is a political science major...Shoots
left...Lists his favorite athletes as Steve Yzerman and Mario Lemieux.
NHL Rights: LeBlanc was drafted by the
Chicago Blackhawks with the 186th pick in
the seventh round of the 2006 NHL Draft.

2006-07: In his freshman campaign, LeBlanc
was the only Wildcat to skate in all 39 games...

LEBLANC’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
39
37
38
114

G
1
5
14
20

A
4
10
16
30

Pts +/- PIM
5
0
2-4
15
+2 13-37
30 +16
4-8
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0 0
1 0
1 0

GWG
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SENIOR • GOALTENDER • 6-2 • 190
PEMBROKE, N.H. • DES MOINES (USHL)
2008-09: Foster,
a H o ck ey East
Honorable Mention All-Star, was
tabbed the Roger
A. LeClerg Most
Valuable Player
for the Wildcats in
2008-09… Twice
named Hockey
East Defensive
Player of the Week
(Oct. 20 & Dec.
15)… Posted a 19-11-4 record in 35 games
played… Compiled 935 saves, good for a
.910 save percentage, while collecting three
shutouts… Named Inside Hockey National
Player of the Week (Oct. 20)… Ranked third
in the conference in win percentage at .688
and fifth in save percentage at .917...His 15league wins ranked second in Hockey East…
Ranked 17th nationally in winning percentage, 40th in save percentage and 39th in
goals against average… Tallied his lone assist
Jan. 9 at UMass-Amherst… Pivotal in UNH’s
second-half run and was one of three netminders in Hockey East to win the league’s
goalie of the month honors on two occasions
(October, February)… Stopped 30 shots or
more on 13 different occasions including a
season-high 40 saves against North Dakota
at the NCAA Northeast Regional.
2007-08: Foster played in six games posting
a 2-2-2 record...Compiled a 3.03 GAA and a
.899 save percentage…Posted his first-ever
win over a nationally-ranked opponent in
a 5-3 win over Colorado College on Oct.
26…Recorded a career-high 41 saves in an
overtime win at Providence on Nov.17.
2006-07: Foster played in seven games in
his freshman season (4 starts, three relief )
posting a 2-2-0 record, 2.21 GAA and .933
save percentage with two shutouts in his first

two starts of his career...Foster got his first
career start on Nov. 18 vs. UMass-Lowell
and made 26 saves in the shutout against
the River Hawks at the Whittemore Center...
Foster also shut out St. Lawrence on Dec.
8 making 29 saves in the 2-0 blanking
at Towse Rink...He also started Jan. 20 at
UMass, a 0-3 loss, and March 3 at Boston
College (2-4).
Career Milestones: Career-high 41 saves
at Providence on Nov. 17, 2007. First win:
Nov. 26, 2006 vs UMass-Lowell; First shutout: Nov. 26, 2006 vs UMass-Lowell.
Before UNH: Foster was in net for the Des
Moines Buccaneers of the United States
Hockey League in 2005-06...He played in 26
contests and posted a 12-9-3 record with a
2.81 GAA and a .903 save percentage, helping guide the team to the 2006 Clark Cup
Championship...Prior to Des Moines, Foster
played two seasons for the New Hampshire
Junior Monarchs of the EJHL...Foster saw
action in 41 games in 2004-2005, posting
a 31-6-4 record with a 2.51 GAA and a .920
save percentage...Foster was a fifth round
draft pick of the Florida Panthers in the in
2005 NHL Draft...He was also a member of
the USA Under-17 team that won the gold
medal at the Five Nations Tournament in
Slovakia in 2003...Foster was also a 2005
EJHL All-League Second Team honoree and
a ’05 EJHL All-Star...Played on the Viking
Cup team that won the bronze medal in
2006 in Camrose, Alberta.
Personal: Born in Concord, New Hampshire
on February 4, 1987 to Pete and Kim Foster...A sociology major...Catches left...Lists
his favorite athlete as Brent Seabrook.
NHL Rights: Foster was drafted by the
Florida Panthers with the 161st pick in the
fifth round of the 2005 NHL Draft.

FOSTER’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
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GP
7
6
35
48

Min
298:07
372:06
2079:58
2750:11

W-L-T
2-2-0
2-2-2
19-11-4
23-15-6

GAA
2.21
3.06
2.68
2.68

Save% SO
.933
2
.899
0
.910
3
.911
5

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SENIOR • DEFENSE • 6-2 • 204
PALOS PARK, ILL. • OMAHA (USHL)
2008-09:
Krates played
in 37 games
for the Wildcats… Recorded eight
points on
eight assists… Ranks
s e c o n d
among active returning blueliners in
scoring with nine points… Owned a
+9 ranking, including a +6 in Hockey
East play.
2007-08: Krates was named the Wildcats’ Most Improved Player for 200708 as he saw a significant increase in
playing time for the ‘Cats, playing in
36 games…Tallied his first collegiate
point with an assist on UNH’s third
goal in a 5-4 triple overtime loss to
BC on March 21.

Before UNH: Krates posted 12 points
(1g, 11a) in 53 games for the Omaha
Lancers of the USHL and nine points
(6g, 3a) in 53 games in 2004-2005...
Prior to Omaha, Krates skated for the
Chicago Mission, where he finished the
2003-2004 season with 18-38-56 in 80
games...He helped lead the Mission to
a state championship in ‘03-04 and in
‘04-05 he helped the Lancers to the
Anderson Cup Championship.
Personal: Born in Palos Park, Illinois on
December 28, 1986 to Steve and Debbie Krates...Majoring in finance...Shoots
left...Lists his favorite athlete as Lance
Armstrong.

2006-07: Krates made his debut with
the Wildcats on Dec. 8 against St. Lawrence University.
Career Milestones: First assist: March
21, 2008 vs. Boston College.

KRATES’ CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
1
36
37
74

G
0
0
0
0

A
0
1
8
9

Pts +/- PIM
0
0
0
1
+5 7-14
8
+9 5-10
9
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0
0
0
0

SHG
0
0
0
0

GWG
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0
0
0

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JUNIOR • DEFENSE • 6-0 • 197
LONG BEACH, CALIF. • SIOUX CITY (USHL)
2008-09: Beck
p l aye d i n 1 1
games… Tallied
his first collegiate point Jan.
4 at Maine with
an assist on the
first goal of the
game.

Personal: Born in Long Beach, California on April 10, 1986 to Gary and
Christine Beck..Shoots right...Aside
from playing hockey, he enjoys surfing, golfing and fishing...A political
science major.

2007-08: Beck saw action in one game
on Dec. 16 versus Maine.
Career Milestones: First assist: Jan. 4,
2009 at Maine.
Before UNH: Beck played four seasons
in the United States Hockey League,
including his final two seasons for the
Sioux City Musketeers for coach Dave Siciliano...During his final season, Beck recorded 41 points (7g, 34a) in 56 games as
the fifth leading defensive scorer in the
league...His +19 plus/minus rating was
a team best among defensemen and he
was named Sioux City’s Defensive Player
of the Year in 06-07...Beck also went to
the conference finals with the Danville
Wings in 03-04 and made the playoffs
with the Indiana Wings in 04-05.

B eck ’ S C A R E E R S T A T I S T I C S
YEAR
2007-08
2008-09
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11
12

G
0
0
0

A
0
1
1

Pts
0
1
1

+/-
E
-3
-3

PIM
1-2
6-12
7-14

PPG SHG
0 0
0 0
0 0

GWG
0
0
0

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MATT CAMPANALE
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JUNIOR • DEFENSE • 5-11 • 195
CHESTER SPRINGS, PA. • GREEN MOUNTAIN (EJHL)
2008-09: Campanale notched
his first point
March 7 versus Vermont…
Played in 22
games including the final 18
games of the
season.

Personal: Born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1988 to Larry and
Lisa Campanale...Shoots left...Majoring
in business...Mother Lisa played field
hockey at Ursinus College, while his
brother Chris currently plays hockey
at American International College...
Athlete he admires the most is Brady
Quinn.

2007-08: Campanale played in six games
during his freshman season with the
Wildcats…One of four freshmen to make
the Hockey East All-Academic Team.
Career Milestones: First assist: March 7,
2009 at Vermont.
Before UNH: Campanale skated his final
two seasons for the Green Mountain
Glades of the Eastern Junior Hockey
League (EJHL)...He played in 43 games
posting 33 points (8g, 25a) as the Glades
leading defensive scorer and ranked
fourth among league blueliners in scoring...Campanale was an EJHL First-Team
All-Star selection in 2006-07.

JUNIOR • FORWARD • 6-1 • 188
EAST AMHERST, N.Y. • SIOUX CITY (USHL)
2008-09:
DeSimone set
benchmarks in
goals (seven)
and assists
(11) and is the
fourth-leading
returning scorer
with 18 points…
Played in all 38
games for the
Wildcats, scoring in 16 games with a pair
of multi-point performances… Tallied a
goal and an assist against Dartmouth on
Jan. 17 and registered two assists against
Providence on Feb. 13.
2007-08: DeSimone registered 13 points
(3g, 10a) while playing in all 38 games…
Recorded his first collegiate point Nov.
2 at Northeastern…Had three multipleassist efforts Nov. 26 versus Brown, Nov.
30 versus UMass-Lowell and Jan. 6 versus
St. Lawrence…Scored his first collegiate
goal Jan. 4 at Merrimack when he potted
the game winner.

Player of the Year, scored 73 points
(26g, 47a) in 60 games with a +13
plus/minus rating...He served as
the Musketeers captain last year
and was the assistant captain in the
05-06 season...DeSimone was also a
USHL First-Team All-Star in his final
season with Sioux City.
Personal: Born in Buffalo, New York
on March 19, 1987 to Phil and Cindy
DeSimone...Shoots left... a health
management major...Athlete he admires the most is Alexi Kovalev.
NHL Rights: DeSimone was drafted
by the Washington Capitals with the
84th pick in the third round of the
2007 NHL Draft.

Career Milestones: Career high two assists on four different occasions; first goal
Jan. 4, 2008 at Merrimack; first assist Nov.
2, 2007 at Northeastern.
Before UNH: DeSimone was a threeyear veteran of the USHL playing with
Sioux City...DeSimone, the 06-07 USHL

DESIMONE’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2007-08
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38
76

G
3
7
10

A
10
11
21

Pts
13
18
31

+/- PIM
+3 14-28
-6 19-46
-3 33-74

PPG SHG
1 0
2 0
3 0

GWG
2
1
3

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GREG MANZ
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JUNIOR • FORWARD • 6-1 • 190
WAYNE, PA. • CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL (NEPSAC)
2008-09: Manz
played in six
games including both games
at the NCAA
Northeast Regional… One of
eight Wildcats
named to the
Hockey East AllAcademic Team;
a two-time academic team honoree.

in 22 contests and was a First-Team
Founders League All-Star...Manz played
Midget hockey for the Philadelphia Jr.
Flyers as a teammate and classmate of
current Wildcat Matt Campanale.
Personal: Born in New Haven, Connecticut on May 26, 1988 to Paul and
Karen Manz...Shoots left...Majoring in
political science...His favorite athlete
is Chase Utley, while the person he admires most in sports is Pat Tillman.

2007-08: Manz played in seven games
during his freshman season with the
Wildcats…Recorded his first collegiate
goal Feb. 1 at Vermont…Made the
Hockey East All-Academic team.
Career Milestones: First goal: Feb. 1,
2008 at Vermont.
Before UNH: Manz skated for Choate
Rosemary Hall in the New England Prep
School league in 06-07 for coach Pat
Dennehy...He tallied 30 points (17g, 13a)

Manz’S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2007-08
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
7
6
13

G
1
0
1

A
0
0
0

Pts
1
0
1

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0-0
0-0
0-0

PPG SHG
0 0
0 0
0 0

GWG
0
0
0

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JUNIOR • FORWARD • 5-11 • 188
SUPERIOR, WIS. • GREEN BAY (USHL)
2008-09: Sislo
earned the Most
Improved Player Award in his
second season
in Durham…Totaled 31 points,
which was the
second most on
the team, on a
team-high 19
goals and 12 assists… Hidden in those
totals are six power-play goals, two
short-handed goals and two game-winners...Named Hockey East Player of the
Week (Dec. 15)…Named INCH National
Player of the Week (Dec. 16)…Selected
as Hockey East Player of the Month for
December…Ranked second in Hockey
East in shorthanded goals and seventh in
goals…Ranked 19th nationally in goals
per game… Notched a Whittemore Center record six-point (4g, 2a) effort Dec.
11 versus Holy Cross…Recorded seven
multi-point efforts including putting up
a goal and two assists in UNH’s 6-5 win
over North Dakota in the NCAAs.

Career Milestones: Career high: six
points on Dec. 11, 2008 vs. Holy Cross;
first assist: Nov. 10, 2007 vs. BC; first
goal: Feb. 1, 2008 at Vermont.
Before UNH: Sislo skated for the
Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL,
notching 49 points (23g, 26a) in 60
games, after a six point season in 57
games in 05-06...He ranked second
of the team in goals scored.
Personal: Born in Duluth, Minnesota
on January 20, 1988 to Brian and
Karen Sislo...Shoots right...A health
management and policy major...His
Uncle, Mike Gotelaere played for the
UMD Bulldogs...The athlete he admires the most is Brett Favre...Aside
from hockey, he enjoys hunting and
fishing.

2007-08: Sislo skated in all 38 games,
recording three goals and five assists
for eight points along the way…Tallied
his first collegiate point in a Nov. 10 win
versus Boston College…Potted his first
career goal Feb. 1 at Vermont…Had
a multiple-assist night Jan. 12 versus
UMass-Amherst.

JUNIOR • FORWARD • 6-1 • 198
DERRY, N.H. • NEW HAMPSHIRE (EJHL)
2008-09:
Thompson
tallied nine
points (4g, 5a)
in 27 games
p l a y e d …
Dished out a
pair of assists
in a 6-5 overtime win over
Vermont in the regular-season finale…
Netted a goal in the first game of the
season against Wisconsin and had a
point in eight games.
2007-08: Thompson ranked third in
rookie scoring for the ‘Cats with 12
points (6g, 6a)…Scored his first career
hat trick Nov. 17 at Providence…Also
had a career-high five points that night
with two assists…His third goal of the
contest won the game in overtime…
Had another multiple-point effort Nov.
2 at Northeastern…Named Hockey East
Rookie of the Month in November.

Before UNH: Thompson was a member
of the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs of
the EJHL from 2005-07...He was the
EJHL Player of the Year and EJHL Offensive Player of the Year in 06-07 scoring 94 points (51g, 43a) in 50 games...
Thompson was a First-Team EJHL
All-Star and averaged over one goal
per game last season...He played his
freshman and sophomore seasons at
Pinkerton Academy and is a cousin of
former Wildcat Mike Souza.
Personal: Born in Methuen, Massachusetts on November 30, 1988 to Paul
and Susan Thompson...Shoots right...A
liberal arts major...Cousin, Mike Souza,
played hockey for UNH from 1996-2000
and currently plays in Europe...Aside
from playing hockey, he enjoys golf,
tennis and water sports...The people he
admires the most are his parents and his
favorite athlete is Tiger Woods.

2008-09: Borisenok saw action in 11 games during his
rookie season… Scored his first career goal Nov. 22 versus
Providence College… Missed much of the second half of
the season with illness.

Personal: Born in Albany, New York on February 25, 1988 to Walter
and Michelle Borisenok...Shoots leftt...Majoring in Computer Science...Aside from hockey he enjoys lacrosse, golf, fishing and playing guitar...Lists Joe Sakic as his favorite athlete and John Wooden
as his most admired person in sports...Had numerous connections
to his UNH teammates prior to arriving in Durham...Played in Waterloo with Kessel and DiGirolamo, played in Green Bay with Sislo,
for the 2005 USA Hockey Select 17’s with Paul Thompson and for
the Junior Bruins with Moses.

Career Milestones: First goal Nov. 22, 2008 vs. Providence,
first assist Jan. 30, 2009 vs. Vermont.
Before UNH: Borisenok played two seasons with the Green
Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL)...
His final season, he skated in 46 games and totaled 39 points on 15 goals and 24 assists and
was voted Gamblers’ Most Valuable Player...
Was the team’s leading scorer despite missing
YEAR
14 games with injury...Before his time with the
2008-09
Gamblers, had a stint with the Waterloo Black
TOTALS
Hawks of the USHL...Over the course of his career,

B O R I S E NO K ’ S C A R E E R S T A T I S T I C S
GP
11
11

G
1
1

A
1
1

Pts
2
2

+/-
E
E

PIM
0-0
0-0

PPG SHG
0 0
0 0

GWG
0
0

MATT DIGIROLAMO
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SOPHOMORE • GOALIE • 5-9 • 160
AMBLER, PA. • WATERLOO (USHL)
2008-09: DiGirolamo was the second goaltender on the UNH
depth chart… Played in five games and picked up his first
collegiate win in a relief appearance on Dec. 11 against Holy
Cross… Stopped 22 shots and earned a tie in his collegiate
debut at Northeastern on Nov. 1… One of eight Wildcats
named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team.
Career Milestones: Career-high 29 saves at Boston College
on Nov. 15, 2008. First win: Dec. 11, 2008 vs. Holy Cross.
Before UNH: DiGirolamo played in 75 games over his last
two years for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL...During his final season with Waterloo, he posted a 25-12 record

in 42 games, a win total that ranked third in the USHL...During that
year, the USHL all-star notched 879 saves and had a goals-againstaverage of just 2.41, which ranked fourth in the league...Helped
lead the Blackhawks to the championship game where they lost in
overtime...In the season prior, had a 22-9 record to go along with a
total of 735 saves and a save percentage of .905...Was awarded USHL
Goalie of the Week three times in the 2007-08 season and twice in
the 2006-07 season.
Personal: Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1988 to John
and Mary Ann DiGirolamo...Catches left...Undecided on a major...His
brother John played baseball at Mount St. Mary’s
and in a professional Italian Baseball League...
Aside from hockey he enjoys baseball and golf...
His favorite athlete is Brian Dawkins and the
Save% SO
person he admires most outside of sports is
.833
0
his father John...Played in Waterloo with Kessel,
.833
0
Pavelski and Borisenok.

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSE • 6-2 • 205
VERONA, WIS. • WATERLOO (USHL)
2008-09: Kessel played in 37 of the team’s 38 games, more than
any other freshman… Missed just one game while competing at
the World Junior National Tournament… Tied with Moses for the
most points as a freshman with 13 on six goals and seven assists…
A valuable member of the Wildcat power play, potting three oneman advantage goals and three game-winning goals (ranked
45th nationally)… Plus/minus rating of +16 was second only to his
linemate Kevin Kapstad… Had a career-high two points on a goal
and an assist on March 6 at Vermont… Had a knack for scoring big
goals as three of his six goals were game winners including late
winners against Mass-Lowell and Vermont at Whittemore Center.
Career Milestones: Career high: two points March 6, 2009 at
Vermont;first goal Nov.15,2008 at Boston College;first
assist Oct. 11, 2008 vs.Wisconsin.
Before UNH: Kessel skated in 118 games over two
seasons for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United
States Hockey League (USHL)...In his final season, was
named USHL Defenseman of the Year and an all star
selection...Led all defensemen in scoring with 57 points

on 19 goals and 38 assists in 59 games...In the season prior, played in 59
games and totaled 38 points as he notched 27 assists and 11 goals...Over
the course of his career with the Blackhawks,Kessel was awarded the Defensive Player of the Week three times, twice in 2008 and once in 2007.
Personal: Born in Madison,Wisconsin on April 13,1989 to Phil and Kathy
Kessel...Shoots right...Majoring in sports studies...His brother Phil plays for
the Boston Bruins (NHL), cousin David Moss plays for the Calgary Flames
(NHL), while his father Phil played football for the Washington Redskins
(NFL) and Calgary Sampede (CFL)...Aside from hockey he enjoys golfing
and fishing...His favorite athlete is Nicholas Lidstrom...Played in Waterloo
with UNH teammates DiGirolamo, Borisenok and Pavelski.
NHL Rights: Kessel was selected in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL draft
by the New York Islanders with the 166th overall pick.

KESSEL’S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
37
37

G
6
6

A
7
7

Pts +/- PIM
13 +16 12-24
13 +16 12-24

PPG SHG
3 0
3 0

GWG
3
3

DAMON KIPP
4

SOPHOMORE • DEFENSE • 6-1 • 205
SALMON ARM, B.C. • SALMON ARM (BCHL)
2008-09: Kipp played in 27 games during his freshman season, tallying two points on a goal and an assist… Recorded
his first career goal versus Vermont on March 6… Handed
out his first assist in an NCAA win over North Dakota on
March 28… One of eight Wildcats named to the Hockey East
All-Academic Team.

men, he ranked third in assists and fourth in total points...In both
the 06-07 and the 07-08 seasons, the Silverback captain played on
the championship winning Team Canada West in the World Junior
A Challenge...He served as the team’s assistant captain in 2008 for
the Canada West squad...In the season prior, Kipp totaled 45 points
on 35 assists and 10 goals in 55 games.

Before UNH: Kipp skated in 169 games in his three-year career for his hometown Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British
Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)...During his final season, he
played in 66 games and tallied 53 points...Among defense-

Career Milestones: First goal March 6, 2009 at Vermont; first assist
March 28, 2008 vs. North Dakota.

Personal: Born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia on April 9, 1988 to
Larry and Michelle Kipp...Shoots right...Majoring in business administration...Aside from
hockey he enjoys playing baseball...Lists Steve
PPG SHG GWG
Yzerman as his favorite athlete and his mom
and dad as the people he admires most.
0 0
0
0 0
0

K I PP ’ S C A R E E R S T A T I S T I C S
YEAR
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
27
27

G
1
1

A
1
1

Pts
2
2

+/-
E
E

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SOPHOMORE • FORWARD • 5-11 • 195
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. • U.S. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USNP)
2008-09: McCarey played in eight games as a freshman
and added depth to the Wildcat offense.

In his one-year stint with Syracuse he played in 45 games
and amassed an 11-12-23 scoring line.

Personal: Born in Syracuse, New York on March 24, 1990
Before UNH: McCarey played two seasons with the
to Rob and MaryJane McCarey...Shoots right...Majoring in
USA National Development Program...In that time, the
sports studies...Aside from hockey he enjoys golf, lacrosse
forward skated in 64 games and notched 20 goals and
and fishing...Lists his favorite athlete as Tiger Woods and his
11 assists, for a total of 31 points...Was on the 2008 U-18
parents as the people he admires most.
World Championships that finished third...In addition,
his teams won the gold at the 5-nations cup once and
4-nations cup twice while in the USDP...
Before his time with the USA Development
MCCAREY’S CAREER STATISTICS
Program, McCarey played for the Syracuse
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
PPG SHG GWG
Stars of the Eastern Junior Hockey League... YEAR
2008-09
TOTALS

8
8

0
0

0
0

0
0

-1
-1

3-14
3-14

0 0
0 0

0
0

STEVE MOSES
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SOPHOMORE • FORWARD • 5-9 • 170
LEOMINSTER, MASS. • JR. BRUINS (EJHL)
2008-09: Moses recorded 13 points (5g, 8a) in 33 games
and was tied with Blake Kessel for the team lead among
freshmen… Scored a pair of game-winning goals for the
Wildcats… Recorded three multi-point nights, including a
two-goal performance against Providence on Feb. 13 and a
two-assist effort against Dartmouth on Jan. 17… One of eight
Wildcats named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team.
Before UNH: Moses played in 96 games over three years for
the Junior Bruins of the Eastern Junior Hockey League...In that
span, he totaled 96 points on 37 goals and 59 assists and was

an all star selection...In 2006, was named to the EJHL USA Hockey
National Junior roster to participate in the annual Jamboree...In 2007,
the center notched 11 goals along with an impressive 36 assists, a
total which ranked fifth in the league...On the season, he finished
23rd in the league in points as he tallied a total of 47...He was also
awarded the EJHL Player of the Week on Jan. 19, 2007.
Career Milestones: Career high: two points on three different occasions; first goal Nov. 15, 2008 at Boston College; first assist Oct. 11,
2008 vs. Wisconsin.

MOSES’ CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2008-09
TOTALS

GP
33
33

G
5
5

A
8
8

Pts
13
13

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3-6

PPG SHG
0 0
0 0

GWG
2
2

Personal: Born in Leominster, Massachusetts
on August 9, 1989 to Stephen and Tammy Moses...Shoots right...Majoring in business...Aside
from hockey he enjoys working out and surfing...Lists his favorite athlete as Sidney Crosby
and lists his dad as the person he admires most
outside of sports.

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T YLER SCOTT
1

SOPHOMORE • GOALIE • 6-3 • 191
RIDGEFIELD, CONN. • SOUTH KENT (NEPSAC)
2008-09: Scott was the third goaltender on the UNH depth chart… Did not
see action during his freshman campaign.
Before UNH: Scott minded the net for South Kent
Prep of the New England Prep School Athletic
Conference...During his senior season at South
Kent, helped the Cardinals go 24-9-3 and reach
the New England semifinals...Played in 26 games
and was stellar in the net as he posted a .923 save
percentage paired with a 2.85 goals against average...In NEPSAC, Scott led the league in saves as
well as minutes played.

Personal: Born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on April 22,
1989 to Daniel and Nancy Scott...Catches left...Undeclared in a major in the College of Liberal Arts....Aside
from hockey he enjoys music, golf and watersports...
Lists his favorite athlete and most admired person in
sports as Rocco Mediate for his story and attitude at
the 2008 U.S. Open...After college, hopes to continue
with a career in business financing.

Before UNH: Block played two years in the North
American Hockey League (NAHL) for the Fairbanks
Ice Dogs and served as the team captain for 200809 campaign… As a second-year player, he led the
league in scoring with 84 points in 57 games, (29
goals and 44 assists)… He followed up his successful season with 11 points in six playoff games on
seven goals and four assists and was named the
NAHL Forward of the Year and was a first-team
All-Star selection.

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Personal: Born in Denver, Colorado October 10, 1989
to Randy Block and Shellie Jernigan… Shoots right…
A business major… Father Randy played football at
Northern Arizona… Lists Steve Yzerman as his favorite
athlete and his father as the person he admires most
outside of sports.

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FRESHMAN • FORWARD • 6-3 • 205
LEE, N.H. • CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL)
Before UNH: Burke, a member of the Cedar Rapids
Roughriders of the United States Hockey League
(USHL), missed most of 2008-09 with a seasonending injury… However, the highly talented
forward represented his country in the World
Junior A challenge just weeks before the injury...
He had two points in five games as the United
States won the championship for the first time…
Prior to Cedar Rapids, Burke played for the New
Hampshire Junior Monarchs, in the Eastern Junior
Hockey League (EJHL).

Personal: Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May
16, 1990 to Timothy and Catherine Burke… Shoots
left… Undeclared major in the college of liberal arts…
Lists Ryan Getzlaf as his favorite athlete and Barack
Obama as the person he admires most outside of
sports… Burke is the first Wildcat player to also attend
the Dick Umile Hockey School as a youth.
NHL Rights: Burke was drafted in the sixth round of the
2008 NHL Entry Level Draft by the Washington Capitals
with the 174th overall pick.

Before UNH: Hardowa played three years in the
Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), leading the
Spruce Grove Saints to the 2008-09 regular season
title… Hardowa led all defensemen in the AJHL,
scoring 63 points in 61 games on 20 goals and 43
assists… He was a two-year captain and in 2008-09
was voted the league’s most outstanding defensemen and co- MVP.

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Personal: Born in Edmonton, Alberta on November 15,
1988 to Ron and Elaine Hardowa… Shoots right… Business major… Lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete
and his parents Ron and Elaine as the people he admires
most outside of sports.

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FRESHMAN • FORWARD • 6-1 • 205
HOLDEN, MASS. • U.S. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (NTDP)
Before UNH: Henrion, in 2008-09, was a first-year
player with the United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) after playing junior
hockey for the Junior Bruins of the EJHL… John
played both center and wing for the NTDP accumulating 31 points in 58 games on 19 goals and
12 assists… Henrion’s schedule while at NTDP
included many games against Division I colleges
as well as international competition...His season
culminated with his participation on the Gold
Medal-winning U.S. team in the World Under-18
Championships.

Personal: Born in Worcester, Massachusetts on January
19, 1991 to John and Lynn Henrion… Shoots right…
Undeclared major in the college of liberal arts… Lists
tennis player Rafael Nadal as his favorite athlete and
his parents as the people he admires most outside of
sports.

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FRESHMAN • FORWARD/DEFENSE • 6-1 • 195
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. • JERSEY (EJHL)
Before UNH: Ivens-Anderson helped lead the
Jersey Hitmen to the regular season and playoff
championships in the EJHL in 2008-09… Prior to
that season, he played two years for the Junior
Monarchs out of Manchester, N.H… He led his
team in power-play goals with 14, playing defense
on the Hitmen first power play unit… In 45 games,
he scored 24 goals and added 31 assists for 55
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Personal: Born in New York City on September 9, 1989
to Charles Anderson and Ellen Ivens… Shoots rights…
Undeclared major in the college of liberal arts… His father Charles Anderson played basketball at Stony Brook
University from 1966-68… Lists John Dahl Tomasson as
his favorite athlete and names his father Charles, Cpl.
Jason Dunham and the rest of the men and women in
the United States armed forces as the people he most
admires outside of sports.

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Before UNH: After a stellar career at prep school
power Shattuck St Mary’s, Kostolansky played one
season for the Chicago Steel of the USHL… During
the 2008-09 campaign, he amassed 18 points on
a goal and 17 assists in 60 games… He is a solid
defender, but mostly recognized as a good player
with the puck on his stick… He makes reliable
decisions with the puck and makes a very good
first pass out of the zone.

Personal: Born in Denver, Colorado on January 27, 1990
son to Kris Kostolansky and Margaret Smith… Shoots
left… A political science major… Lists former Boston
Bruin Bobby Orr as his favorite athlete and Abraham Lincoln as the person he admires most outside of sports.

SCOTT PAVELSKI
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FRESHMAN • FORWARD • 5-10• 185
PLOVER, WIS. • WATERLOO (USHL)

Before UNH: Pavelski was a two-year player for
Coach PK O’Handley’s Waterloo Blackhawks club…
Followed his brother Joe (Wisconsin and now the
San Jose Sharks) to Waterloo, where Joe won a
championship with former Wildcats Kevin Regan,
Matt Fornataro and Mike Radja… He played in all
situations for the Blackhawks in his second season
amassing 29 points in 57 games on 13 goals and
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Personal: Born in Plover, Wisconsin on October 11, 1988
to Mike and Sandy Pavelski… Shoots right… Liberal arts
major… Brother Joe played at Wisconsin from 2004-06
and is currently a member of the San Jose Sharks… Lists
Payne Stewart as his favorite athlete all-time and his
brother Joe as the person he most admires.

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DALTON SPEELMAN
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FRESHMAN • FORWARD • 5-10 • 185
SAN JOSE, CALIF. • GREEN BAY (USHL)
Before UNH: Speelman played one year for the
Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL… During the
2008-09 season, he registered 21 goals and 21
assists for 42 points in 57 games and was a +30…
Prior to his season in Green Bay, Speelman played
for the San Jose Jr. Sharks and participated in the
USA Hockey National Select Festival from 200407.

Personal: Born in Mountain View, California on February
9, 1990 to Brian and Barbara Speelman...Shoots left...
Sports studies major...Father Brian played football in
the USFL for the Denver Gold from 1981-84...Lists his
favorite athlete as Marco Sturm and most admired
person as his parents and brother.

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The league is coming off a banner 25th anniversary season, as the Hockey East Association boasts back-to-back NCAA
national champions for the first time in league history. The league has been consistently the strongest Div. I conference from
top to bottom, encompassing 10 established Division-I hockey programs, entering its 26th season in 2009-2010.
The conference will also make history as Fenway Park will play host to the Hockey East doubleheader on Friday, January
8, 2010. Northeastern will play UNH in the women’s game, while storied rivals Boston College and Boston University will play
in the men’s game. It marks the first women’s outdoor game in history and the third men’s outdoor game in the modern era.
Hockey East has continued a steady rise to prominence since its founding charter on July 11, 1983, when the possibility
of an apparent Ivy League departure threatened the ECAC. In response, the athletics directors from Boston College, Boston
University, New Hampshire, Northeastern and Providence unveiled a new Division I men’s ice hockey conference. Together, Bill
Flynn of Boston College, John Simpson of Boston University, Andy Mooradian of New Hampshire, Joe Zabilski of Northeastern
and Lou Lamoriello of Providence launched Hockey East. Lamoriello assumed the role of the league’s first commissioner.
Later that summer, the Board of Directors added the University of Maine and the University of Lowell (now UMass Lowell).
Official conference competition of the seven-team league began with the 1984-85 season. Expansion brought the league to
its current 10 teams with the additions of Merrimack College (1989), the University of Massachusetts (1993) and most recently
the University of Vermont (2005).
Since its inception, Hockey East has set new competitive standards for success in college hockey, annually compiling an
impressive collective winning percentage against non-conference opponents, including a record
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it to the semifinal round in St. Louis after five squads (including Boston University, Massachusetts and New Hampshire) were selected
for the 16-team NCAA field for the first time in the conference’s history. Hockey East sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2009,
marking the eighth time league teams have accomplished that feat.
Hockey East has proven to be an equally strong presence off the ice. Both in the classroom and in the community, league athletes
continue to demonstrate their commitment to overall excellence. The Hockey East All-Academic Team honored a league-record 94
student-athletes for outstanding academic achievement during the 2008-09 campaign. UMass-Lowell’s Frank Stegnar and Merrimack’s
Andrew Braithwaite both earned 4.0 GPA’s last season, earning them Hockey East’s “Top Scholar Athlete” distinction for the second time
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New England, with all 18 men’s and women’s programs taking an active role in the annual event.
Last season, BU senior defenseman Matt Gilroy took home college hockey’s top individual award, winning the Hobey Baker
Memorial Award. Gilroy became the seventh Hockey East player to earn the award. It also marked the first time in the history of
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Tuesday, December 1
Merrimack at Boston College *
Friday, December 4
Boston College at Massachusetts *
Vermont at Boston University *
Northeastern at Merrimack *
Providence at Maine *
UMass-Lowell at UNH *
Saturday, December 5
Boston College at Boston University *
Merrimack at Northeastern *
Massachusetts at UMass-Lowell *
Providence at Maine *

Sunday, February 28
Boston University at Vermont * (4pm)

Friday, January 15
Maine at Boston College *
Northeastern at Vermont *
Boston University at Providence *
UMass-Lowell at Massachusetts *

Tuesday, January 19
Providence at Northeastern *
Friday, January 22
Boston University at Boston College *
Merrimack at UMass-Lowell *
UNH at Providence *

Friday, December 11
UNH at Providence *
Princeton at UMass-Lowell
Rensselaer at Boston University

Friday, January 29
Providence at Boston College *
Massachusetts at Boston University *
UNH at Merrimack *
Maine at Vermont *
UMass-Lowell at Northeastern *

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Ohio State
Ohio
Ottawa
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Providence
Rensselaer
St. Anselm
St. Cloud
St. Lawrence
St. Louis
St. Mary’s (Canada)
St. Michael’s College
Sir George Williams
Springfield College
Suffolk
Toronto
Tufts
Union
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Western Michigan
Western Ontario
Williams
Wisconsin
Yale

Perhaps the most storied player in Wildcat history,
Jason Krog was the program’s first and only winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 1999.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is presented to
the most outstanding college hockey player in the
nation, both on and off the ice. Krog’s on-ice performance of 34 goals and 51 assists for 85 points
turned into a series of post-season honors including the unanimous Hockey East Player of the Year
and the New England Hockey Writers’ Player of the
Year; and spots on the First Team All-Hockey East,
All-New England Team, All-Hockey East Tournament Team and the Frozen Four All-Tournament
Team. He still ranks first in program history in
assists (144) and second in points (238).

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January 19, 1925 – UNH plays first intercollegiate hockey game
as part of a three day Bates/Colby “Winter Frolic” in Lewiston, ME.
They defeat Bates 2-1 and follow it up the next day with a 5-0
shutout of Colby.
February 6, 1926 – UNH plays its first home game, behind New
Hampshire Hall, defeating Colby 4-2.
February 13, 1928 – Ray Patten scores a record setting six goals
in the midst of a 19-2 rout of St. Anselm’s College. The 19 goals is
a scoring record that still stands, while the 17 goal margin of victory held up for almost 30 years. Patten’s performance has been
matched twice since.
February 2, 1929 – Ed Hunt blanks UMass-Amherst 1-0. It is Hunt’s
third shutout in five days, a stretch that sees the Wildcats score only
two goals, as they sandwiched 1-0 victories over Bates and UMass
around a 0-0 tie against Amherst College. Although matched four
times since, Hunt’s record has never been broken.
January 25, 1941 – Donald Perkins scores 10 seconds into the
game and UNH goes on to shut out Springfield College, 10-0. It is
the fastest goal to start a game in UNH history, a feat later duplicated by Bob Brandt (vs. Dartmouth 12/4/68) and Glenn Hunter
(@ Clarkson 1/25/75).
January 12, 1943 – UNH is defeated by Harvard 13-2. With war raging on several fronts around the world and all able-bodied men
volunteering for duty, it is the last hockey game to be played by
the Wildcats for four years.
January 12, 1947 – Hockey returns
to UNH as they defeat host Bowdoin College, 5-3. The Wildcats
finish the season 5-1 under the
direction of Anthony Dougal.

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American as named by the American Association of Hockey
Coaches. The Wildcat captain averaged over 42 saves per game
and twice made over 60 saves in a game during the season.
Despite being peppered with nearly 50 shots a game, he finished the year with a 2.98 goals against average and 90% + save
percentage.
April 15, 1964 – “Whoop” Snively dies suddenly of a heart attack
at the age of 65 that same day the University announces that an
indoor hockey rink, with a total seating capacity of 3,600, will be
built at a cost of $400,000-$500,000. Athletic Director James Long
states that, with the building of the new arena, “UNH will attract
better players and that there will be more interest shown both
in hockey and general ice skating by the student body.” Long
conjectures that “hockey will quite possibly become the most
popular indoor sport at UNH.” A few days later it is announced
that the facility will be named for the recently deceased coach,
and with it, “Lively Snively” is born.
February 13, 1965 – After playing its first 11 games of the season
on the road, UNH opens Snively Arena with a 4-3 overtime loss
to Norwich University. Defenseman Brad Houston scores the first
Snively goal for the Wildcats. The arena is formally dedicated on
Feb. 20th, with a 5-1 victory over UMass-Amherst.
March 3, 1965 – Colin Clark sets a UNH record for most saves in
a game, 65, with 25 in the first period alone, as the Wildcats are
shut out by Boston University, 8-0.
February 16, 1966 – Dude Thorn scores three against Northeastern
in a 5-1 victory. It is the seventh hat trick of the season for Thorn
and the ninth of his career. He becomes the Wildcats’ second
100-point scorer.

February 12, 1955 – The Harry C.
Batchelder Rink is dedicated and
remains the skating surface for
UNH Hockey for over 40 years, until
the Whittemore Center opens in
November 1995.

November 29, 1967 – UNH defeats Colgate, 4-2, for their first
win as a member of Division 1 of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic
Conference (ECAC).

March 3, 1958 – Goalie John “Bozo” Kennedy is awarded the first
Roger A. LeClerc Trophy as a team MVP.

March 1968 – In his final season as Head Coach, Rube Bjorkman
is named New England College Hockey Coach of the year. In his
four years at UNH, he guided the transition from ECAC Division
II to Division I.

February 23, 1960 – Co-captain Ray March tallies five points against
Norwich to become the first 100-point scorer in UNH history. No
other Wildcat reaches the century mark until Dude Thorn does
it in 1966.

December 28 & 29, 1968 – The Wildcats shock Michigan Tech (7-0)
and Michigan State (4-3) to take the Great Lakes Invitational in
Detroit. Goalie Larry Smith is named the MVP of the tournament
as he turns aside 39 shots by the Spartans in the final.

February 11, 1961 – Co-captain Ken McKinnon scores six against
the University of Connecticut in a 10-4 win, tying the record also
held by Ray Patten and Karl Adams.

September, 1968 — A 19-year-old Umile arrives at UNH after a
stellar four-year high school career at Melrose High School and
a year at New Prep in Cambridge, Mass.

February 7, 1962 – UNH routs Amherst College 13-0 as Doug Dunning records his fourth shutout of the season, tying the record held
by Ed Hunt and William Wilson. Dunning had previously shut out
Connecticut by the same 13-0 score on January 9th.

November 27, 1969 — With freshmen prohibited from playing
varsity hockey, Umile plays his first varsity game against Minnesota-Duluth and scores his first career goal :07 into the second
period. Although the Wildcats lose 7-5, Umile finishes his debut
with two goals and an assist.

March 23, 1961 – Senior goalie Rod Blackburn is UNH’s first All-

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March 4, 1970 – Sophomore forward Dick Umile accepts the Roger
A. LeClerc Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player, from UNH
Trustee Buck Buchanan.
February 27, 1971 – Louis Frigon has
a hat trick and seven assists as UNH
routs Colgate, 15-7. The seven assists
and 10 points in the game still stand
as UNH records. While at UNH he set
single season records for goals, assists and points.
January 15, 1972 – With an overtime
goal by Guy Smith, UNH upsets #1
in the nation Harvard, which had
Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna in goal 3-2.
1971-72 — Umile captains UNH to a 20-10 record and a berth in
the ECAC Tournament. Umile finishes his career with 60 goals and
84 assists for 144 points.
September 1972 – The Friends of UNH Hockey is founded. From
its humble beginnings, it has become the largest college hockey
booster club in the East.
March 1974 – Gordie Clark and Cap
Raeder are named First-Team All-American by the American College Hockey
Association. It is the first time that two
Wildcats are named All-American in the
same season.
February 18, 1975 – Jamie Hislop scores
two in a 7-0 win over UMass-Amherst.
It is the 31st straight game, dating back
over a year to 2/15/74, in which Hislop
has tallied at least one point. The record
still stands.
March 2, 1976 – Jamie Hislop sets a UNH record with a goal and
five assists in the first period of a 9-7 win over RPI.
January 20, 1977 – The Wildcats score a record three goals in 38
seconds during a 14-5 rout of St. Lawrence. The 1976-1977 edition of the Wildcats goes on to be the highest scoring team in
the school’s history with the most
goals (245) and assists (421).
March 8 & 11, 1977 – Dave Lumley’s
goal at 5:31 of overtime gives UNH
a 4-3 ECAC quarterfinal victory
over Brown and their first trip to
Boston for the semifinals in five
years. Three days later Bob Gould
scores at 19 seconds of the second
overtime to give the ‘Cats a shocking 10-9, come-from-behind win
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Wildcats their first trip to the ECAC finals, where they bow to
Boston University 8-6 in another shootout.
March 1977 – For the third time in four years, UNH has two players named to the All-American team. Bob Miller, who was ECAC
Rookie of the Year in 1975 and a member of the U.S. Olympic team
in 1976, finished second in league scoring. His 59 assists and 89
points still stand as UNH individual records.
January 30, 1978 – Junior Bob Gould scores a goal in his 12th
consecutive game, a UNH record that still stands, in a 10-0 win
over Bowdoin.
February 15, 17, & 18, 1978 – Captain Jon Fontas scores all 12 goals
in three games, all on the road. After notching a hat trick against
Providence, two nights later he scores four at Clarkson and then
tops it off the next afternoon by getting five against Colgate. His
four in one period against the Red Raiders still remains the UNH
record.
February 2, 1979 – Ralph Cox pours in four goals in a 6-4 victory
at Clarkson. Cox, from Braintree, MA, goes on to become UNH’s
all time leading scorer with 243 points. He was the first player in
UNH history to score more than 100 goals in his career (127), the
only 40 goal scorer in UNH history, having done it twice (1977-78
and 1978-79), and is the only Wildcat to amass at least 70 points
in three consecutive years. Cox is named All-American for the
second straight year.
March 6, 1979 – Freshman Dan MacPherson scores a UNH playoff record four
goals as the Wildcats rout Yale, 9-2, in
the ECAC quarterfinals.
March 10, 1979 – After defeating Cornell
5-2 in the semifinals, UNH edges in-state
rival Dartmouth 3-2 to win the ECAC
Championship. Captain Bob Gould
scores at 17:17 of the third period to
give the Wildcats what turns out to be
their first and only league title. Goalie
Greg Moffett is named tournament
MVP.
November 9, 1979 – Facemasks come to college hockey, but the
requirement is only for Eastern teams. UNH visits Ohio State, which
is maskless, and fights break out. The Wildcats wind up forfeiting
two games to the Buckeyes. It’s an inauspicious start to the first
losing season in Charlie Holt’s career.
July 11, 1983 – The athletic directors of UNH, Providence College,
Boston College, Boston University and Northeastern announce
the formation of a new “super college hockey league” to be called
Hockey East. Created in order to provide “a better brand of college hockey for our fans,” the league soon includes UMass-Lowell
and Maine. An interlocking schedule with the Western Collegiate
Association.(WCHA) is planned, with play to begin in the 1984-85
season.With the later addition of Merrimack (1989), Massachusetts
(1993) and Vermont (2004) the league now has 10 members.
December 7, 1984 – UNH defeats Michigan Tech 8-2 for its first
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January 12, 1985 – The Wildcats edge
Northern Michigan 6-5 for Charlie Holt’s
400th career win.
March 1, 1986 – Charlie Holt, who had
announced his retirement after 18 years
as head coach of the Wildcats, wins his
last game at Snively Arena, 7-4, over
UMass-Lowell. On “Hats Off to Charlie
Night,” Mike Rossetti notches a hat
trick. Prompting the capacity crowd to
throw their replicas of Charlie’s fedora
onto the ice. Described as an innovator,
visionary and “way ahead of his time” by
a countless number of his former players and fellow coaches, Holt
retires as a three-time winner of the Spencer T. Penrose Award as
the nation’s outstanding college hockey coach. He has been an
inspiration to dozens of his former players who have gone into
the coaching ranks, including former NHL coach Bob Francis
(Phoenix Coyotes) and college coaches Bruce Crowder (Northeastern), Joe Marsh (St. Lawrence), Mike McShane (Norwich), Bill
Beaney (Middlebury) and UNH’s own Dick Umile. The legendary
one finished his coaching career with 412 wins and in 1997 was
inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
April 1986 – Bob Kullen is elevated to the head hockey coach position. Within a year he develops a serious heart condition, which
eventually requires a transplant. He misses the entire 1987-88
season and, although he is able to return to coaching the following
two seasons, he never fully regains his health. Dick Umile began
his UNH coaching career as an assistant to Kullen and describes
him as “one of the great young coaches in the league. He coached
in the style of Charlie Holt. Bob Kullen loved the game of hockey,
he was a great teacher and a class guy.”
1988-89 — Umile returns to his alma matter and serves as an
assistant coach under Head Coach Bob Kullen.
March 4, 1990 – Down by two with 11 minutes to go, UNH scores
five straight goals to defeat Providence College, 7-4, in the third
game of a best of three quarterfinal series. Sophomore Domenic
Amodeo’s goal is the game winner. The victory secures the
Wildcat’s first trip to the Hockey East semifinals and is the last
win of Bob Kullen’s career.

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November 3, 1990 — While the Wildcats are out in Colorado for
a two game series with Air Force, Kullen passes away in Durham
at the age of 41.
November 28, 1990 — Umile earns his first Hockey East victory
with a 7-3 win over Lowell at Snively Arena.
December 9, 1990 — The day after UNH posts a 5-4 victory over
Boston College, and with UNH holding a 12-3 record, Umile is officially named the new head coach. The Wildcats finish the year
22-11-2 and 10-9-2 in Hockey East.
March 8, 1991 — Umile earns his
first of five Hockey East Coach of the
Year awards. Freshman goaltender
Jeff Levy is named Hockey East
Rookie of the Year. The awards are
the first Hockey East postseason
honors for the Wildcats.
October, November 1991 — Umile
guides the Wildcats to an 8-0 start
for the 1991-92 season which begins UNH’s bid for a berth in the
Hockey East Championships.
November 23, 1991 – Down 4-3,
UNH scores four goals during a fiveminute power play and skates off with a 7-4 victory over Boston
University at Snively Arena.
March 12, 1992 – Captain Savo Mitrovic scores the game’s wining
goal with 3:38 left in the third period and UNH goes on to defeat
Providence College 5-3 to reach the Hockey East finals for the first
time. The win guarantees the Wildcats a bid to NCAA tournament
for the first time in nine years.

October 9, 1990 — With Kullen
weak from complications due to
a heart transplant, Umile is named
interim head coach and takes over
the day-to-day operations of the
program.

March 26, 1992 — The Wildcats
earn their first NCAA bid under
Umile’s tenure and the first berth
in the national tournament since
the 1982-83 season. Against Wisconsin, UNH and Scott Morrow
strike first but the 1-0 lead could
not hold up as the Badgers take
a 4-2 win. Despite the loss, the
1991-92 season begins a stretch of
nine national tournament berths
in 12 years.

October 26, 1990 — Umile earns
his first UNH win with a 5-4 victory
at Vermont.

November 20, 1992 — Umile registers his 50th career victory with
a 9-6 win at Boston College.

November, 1990 – After serving
on an interim basis in place of Bob
Kullen, Dick Umile is named Head
Coach of the Wildcats. Former
captain of the Wildcats (’72).

March 19, 1993 — UNH reaches its second straight Hockey East
Championship at the Boston Garden after defeating Merrimack
in the quarterfinals. Boston University keeps the Wildcats from
reaching their second straight title game with a 2-0 win.

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April 1993 – President Dale Nietzche announces plans to build a
6,000 seat multi-purpose arena and convert Snively Arena into a
recreational facility for students. The entire complex is eventually
named for UNH Trustee and benefactor Fred Whittemore and
the rink after Robert Towse (’63), benefactor and former Wildcat
hockey player.
March 12, 1994 — In the final game ever to be played at Snively
Arena, Umile guides the Wildcats to a 6-5, double overtime victory over Boston College in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Eric
Boguniecki breaks the deadlock at 10:28. It marks the second
longest game in UNH history.
March 25, 1994 – Trent Cavicchi and the Wildcats overcome RPI
and a partisan crowd to defeat the Engineers 2-0 in the NCAA
Regional at Albany, NY. It is the only shutout by UNH in an NCAA
tournament game and Umile’s first NCAA Tournament victory.
January 13, 1995 — Umile earns his 100th career victory with a
6-5 overtime win at JFK Coliseum in Manchester — UNH’s home
away from home as the Whittemore Center is constructed.
March 24, 1995 — Despite playing on the road the entire season
as UNH’s Whittemore Center is constructed, Umile manages to
guide his squad to yet another 20-win season and a third NCAA
Tournament in his fourth year as head coach.
November 10, 1995 — In front
of a standing-room-only crowd
of 6,110, Umile and the Wildcats celebrate the grand opening of the Whittemore Center
with a 6-5 overtime win against
defending national champion
Boston University.
December 27 & 28, 1996 – In
the opening round of the Badger Showdown Classic in Milwaukee,
UNH comes from behind to defeat host Wisconsin, 9-7, for their
first win against the Badgers in 13 meetings. The next night the
Wildcats take the tournament by edging Colorado College 4-3 for
their 14th consecutive victory, a school record.
March 8, 1997 — Umile suffers a heart attack in the early morning
hours. He undergoes surgery and misses UNH’s next three games.
Assistant Coach Chris Serino takes over the head coaching duties
in Umile’s absence.
March, 1997 — UNH shares the Hockey East regular season title
with Boston University. It is the first time in school history that the
Wildcats are crowned league champions.
March 13, 1997 — Umile earns his second Hockey East Coach of
the Year Award.
March 14-15, 1997 — With Umile still sidelined following surgery, a
sparked Wildcat squad shuts out Boston College 4-0 in the Hockey
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March 21, 1997 — UNH earns the No. 4 seed in the NCAA East
Regional but is upset by Colorado College 3-2 in the opening
round.
October 18, 1997 — Umile earns career victory No. 150 with a 5-1
win against Vermont at the Whittemore Center.
February 14, 1998 — Umile earns his 100th Hockey East victory
with a 5-0 shutout of Providence at Schneider Arena. In the same
game, goaltender Sean Matile sets a new school and Hockey East
record for career shutouts.
March 19, 1998 — UNH’s Mark Mowers and Jason Krog are named
Hobey Baker finalists. It is the first time in school history that a
Wildcat is named to the prestigious list of college hockey’s elite.
March 28, 1998 — UNH is awarded a No. 5 seed in the NCAA East
Regional in Albany N.Y. In the opening game of the tournament,
UNH plays Wisconsin and falls behind 3-1. UNH rattles off six
straight goals to defeat the Badgers 7-4.
March 29, 1998 — A
heavy underdog, UNH
takes on No. 1 seed Boston University in the
NCAA East Regional final. The Wildcats come
back to tie it up 2-2 late
in the second period
and head into overtime,
but things look bleak as
BU goes on a powerplay midway through the overtime period. Mark Mowers, however,
provides UNH with “The Goal” when he took a perfect pass from
Mike Souza at 10:49 to give UNH a 4-3 victory. The win propels the
Wildcats to their first Frozen Four appearance since 1982.
April 2, 1998 — Playing at the FleetCenter in Boston, UNH takes to
the ice for the national championship semifinals against powerhouse Michigan. Despite losing to the eventual national champions, UNH gains valuable experience for the 1998-99 season.
April 3, 1998 — Mark Mowers is named a first-team All-America
selection and becomes the first Umile-coached player to earn
the honor. Mowers, regarded as one of the best players ever to
wear the Blue and White, finishes his career with 85 goals and 112
assists for 197 points.
April 14, 1998 — Junior Jason Krog is named captain of the Wildcats along with assistant captains Derek Bekar and Steve O’Brien.
After the departure of Bekar to a pro contract in the summer,
O’Brien is promoted to co-captain — and the foundation for the
1998-99 season is built.
November 13, 1998 — Umile decides to combine the skills of
Jason Krog, Mike Souza and little-known freshman Darren Haydar
on UNH’s top line. The result becomes the best line in college
hockey as the trio combines for 88 goals and 123 assists for 211
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March 5, 1999 — It was
billed as THE showdown.
Maine at UNH with the
Hockey East regular season championship on
the line. UNH needed to
win both contests to win
its first outright league
title. Another standingroom-only crowd arrived at the Whittemore
Center more than three
hours before game time and they were not disappointed. In
the opening night UNH jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the Black
Bears and never looked back, winning 6-1. The stage was set for
a championship final.
March 6, 1999 — In the winner-take-all regular season finale, UNH
and Maine are deadlocked at 1-1 after the first period. But in the
second period it’s all UNH — and all Jason Krog — as the nation’s
leading point scorer tallies back-to-back goals to lead UNH to a
4-1 victory and its first ever outright Hockey East regular season
championship.
March 12-13, 1999 — UNH dismantles Merrimack in two straight
games in the Hockey East quarterfinals at the Whittemore Center,
which sets up another date for the Wildcats at the Hockey East
Championship.The two wins at the Whittemore Center keep UNH’s
home undefeated record for the season intact at 18-0-1.
March 18, 1999 — Although the event is titled “The Hockey East
Awards Banquet” it could have easily been named “The UNH
Awards Banquet” as several Wildcats are honored in the postseason event. Umile earns his third Hockey East Coach of the Year
award, Jason Krog is the unanimous Player of the Year, Darren
Haydar is unanimous Rookie of the Year, Ty Conklin is named
Goaltender of the Year and Steve O’Brien is named Defensive
Defenseman of the Year. Also it is announced that Krog is once
again a Hobey Baker finalist.
March 19, 1999 — UNH earns its third trip to the Hockey East
Championship game under Umile’s tenure with a commanding
6-2 victory over Providence in the semifinals.
March 20, 1999 — The Wildcats take on Boston College in one
of the most memorable Hockey East Championships in league
history. UNH trails 4-1, but rallies back on the two fastest goals
in tournament history as David Busch and Jason Shipulski score
:10 apart to bring UNH within one.
Johnny Rogers ties the game and
sends it into overtime but the
Eagles notch the game-winner at
6:58 of OT.
March 21, 1999 — ESPN provides
live coverage of the NCAA selection show from the Whittemore
Center where UNH is awarded the
No. 1 seed in the tournament for
the first time in the expanded 12team field.

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March 27, 1999 — With a No. 1 seed in the NCAA East Regional and
the coveted bye under their belt, the Wildcats take on Michigan
in the East Regional Final. UNH jumps out to a 1-0 lead in the first
on a goal by Mike Souza, but the Wolverines send it into overtime
with a goal midway through the third. Just three minutes into the
overtime period, Jason Krog sends a perfect pass from behind the
Michigan net to Darren Haydar who scores the game winner to
send UNH to the Frozen Four in Anaheim, Calif — it’s the Wildcats
second Frozen Four appearance in three years.
April 1, 1999 — It might have been April Fool’s Day, but UNH was
far from joking around when the Wildcats took on Michigan State
in the national semifinals. The Spartans featured the toughest
defense in the country and had allowed more than four goals
just twice the entire season. UNH made that three times as the
Wildcats, again led by the top line of Jason Krog, Mike Souza and
Darren Haydar, took a 5-3 victory to head to its first national championship game in school
history.
April 2, 1999 — In the
Anaheim Marriott at
noon, Jason Krog is
awarded the Hobey
Baker Memorial Award
as the nation’s most
outstanding player in
front of a packed auditorium. It is the first time in
school history that a UNH player wins the prestigious award. Krog
finishes his career as the all-time leader in assists at UNH (144) and
second on the all-time point-scoring list (238). Krog becomes the
second Umile-coached player named First Team All America.
April 3, 1999 — UNH plays in its first-ever national championship
game against Maine at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. And once
again, the final is considered to be one of the best in history.
The Black Bears skate to a
2-0 lead, but Darren Haydar
gives the Wildcats some life
with a shorthanded goal at
15:58 of the second period.
Mike Souza ties things up
early in the third period and
UNH dominates the rest of
the game, but can not get
the game-winner. The two
teams skate into overtime
and although UNH had its chances to win the game, it’s Maine
that is crowned national champions with the game-winner at
10:50. UNH outshoots Maine 48-39 in the game.
April 9, 1999 — Umile earns the Spencer T. Penrose Award as the
nation’s top Division I coach after guiding UNH to the school’s
first-ever national championship game and a school-best 31-7-3
record.
October 16, 1999 — UNH raises the national championship finalist
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plays his first of a record-breaking 37 games on the season in a
7-4 win against Vermont.
December 13, 1999 — The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in the nation in both the U.S. College Hockey Online and USA Today polls.
It is the first time in school history the Wildcats are ranked first
in either poll and it is a spot UNH will hold longer than any team
in the nation.
February 6, 2000 — Umile earns career victory 200 with a 1-0
defeat of Maine at the Whittemore Center Arena.
March 9-10, 2000 — UNH plays in its 10th straight Hockey East
Tournament and defeats Merrimack in two straight games at
the Whittemore Center. On March 10 Mike Souza became the
all-time leader in games played and consecutive games played
when he plays in his 154th game
as a Wildcat.
March 16, 2000 — Ty Conklin is
named Hockey East Player of the
Year at the Hockey East Awards
Banquet and becomes UNH’s
second player in a row to earn the
honor. It is also announced that
Conklin is a Hobey Baker finalist
and becomes just the 21st goaltender in the history of the award
to be named a finalist.
March 17, 2000 — UNH plays in
its second straight Hockey East
Championship and sixth appearance under Umile. The Wildcats
hold a 1-0 lead against Boston College but the Eagles come back
to win 2-1 and head to the finals.
March 28, 2000 — UNH makes a commitment to Umile and inks
the coach to a deal that would allow him to finish his coaching
career at his alma mater.
March 16, 2001 — Ty Conklin is named a 2001 Hobey Baker Finalist.
He becomes only the third goalie ever to be named a two-time
finalist. In April, Conklin earns First Team All-America honors and
is the 12th player in the history of UNH hockey to earn first team
honors.
Oct. 13, 2001 – Coach Umile earns his 250th career win in a 7-1
victory over Vermont.
Jan. 28, 2002 – UNH ranked first in USA Today/ American Hockey
Magazine polls for the first time since the 2000 season.
March 2, 2002 – UNH captures its third Hockey East regular season
title in school history and earns the number one seed heading
into the Hockey East Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Boston
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March 4-18, 2002 – UNH is ranked first in both US College Hockey
Online and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls for three
weeks straight.
March 14, 2002
– U N H s we e p s
the three major
awards at Hockey
East Awards banquet. Darren Haydar was named
Player of the Year,
Coach Umile
earned his fourth
Coach of the Year
Award and Sean Collins took home Rookie of the Year honors.
Captain Darren Haydar is named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey
Baker Memorial Award.
March 16, 2002 – UNH wins its first ever Hockey East tournament
title with a 3-1 victory over Maine. Darren Haydar is named MVP
of the 2002 Hockey East Tournament.
March 24, 2002 – Jim Abbott scores the game winning goal to put
UNH up 4-3 over Cornell in the NCAA East Regional game to send
UNH to the Frozen Four. Haydar plays in 157th consecutive game
to surpass former Wildcat Mike Souza’s ironman record of 156.
March 1,
2003 – Coach
Umile earns
his 300th career coaching victory vs.
Boston College at the
Whittemore
Center. The
Wildcats defeat the Eagles 4-1 for a share of the Hockey East regular-season title.
March 13, 2003 – Junior goaltender Mike Ayers is named coHockey East Player of the Year on the eve of the Hockey East
Championships.
March 15, 2003
- UNH wins the
Hockey East
Championship in
the first shutout
in championship
game history, 10, on a goal by
sophomore defenseman Tyson
Teplitsky with
8:17 remaining
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March 29, 2003 - Mike Ayers shuts out No. 7 Boston University,3-0, for the third straight game and is named MVP of the
Northeast Regional at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester,
Mass. The Wildcats head to Buffalo, N.Y. for their second straight
Frozen Four appearance.

February, 2008 - The ‘Cats go 7-0-1
in the month of February for the
first time in over 80 years and lock
up their second-straight Hockey
East regular season title with a 5-1
win over BC.

April 10, 2003 - UNH defeats No. 1 ranked Cornell, 3-2 in a battle
of the nation’s top two goaltenders. The Wildcats will face the
Golden Gophers of Minnesota in the national title game.

March 20, 2008 – Kevin Regan
became the sixth player in school
history to be named one of 10
finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Regan, UNH’s first
Hobey Baker finalist since Steve
Saviano in 2004, enjoyed not
only his best season as a Wildcat,
but arguably one of the greatest
season by any Wildcat goaltender
in school history. Later that day,
Regan was unanimously selected
as the Hockey East Player of the Year.

March 13, 2004 - UNH wins 20 games for the eighth straight
season vs. Providence. Senior goaltender Mike Ayers breaks the
all-time school record with 58 career victories.
March 27-28, 2004 - UNH hosts its first ever NCAA Regional at
the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H.
February 16, 2005 - Coach Dick Umile becomes the winngest
coach in school history with a 6-1 win against Merrimack at
Thom Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass. with career victory No. 348.
January 11, 2006 - UNH registers its 1,000 victory in the
program’s history with a 4-1 win at Yale at Ingalls Rink in New
Haven, Conn.
November, 2006 - The Wildcats own the nation’s longest unbeaten streak going 8-0-1 in the month and earning the top
spot in the USA Today and USCHO National Polls.
January 9, 2007 - Associate Head Coach David Lassonde was
named the 11th recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award, awarded
annualy to an assistant coach that has a superior body of work
in his coaching career.
M a r c h
17, 2007
- Coach
Dick Umile
is named
the 2007
Hockey
East Coach
of the Year.
Umile is
only the
second
coach in league history to earn the award five times (1991,
1997, 1999 and 2002).
March 24-25, 2007 - UNH hosts the NCAA Regional for the
second time at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H. The
Wildcats earned the top seed in that region.
October 19, 2007 - Coach Dick Umile captures his 400th career
win with a 4-1 win over BU in the season opener at Agganis
Arena.
February 12, 2008 - Mike Radja named Inside College Hockey’s
National Player of the Week. He had six points (4g, 2a) in a
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April 1, 2008 – Head Coach Dick Umile was selected as the New
England’s Division I Coach of the Year, while Kevin Regan added to
his list of lengthy accomplishments
as he was named NE’s Most Valuable
Player by the New England Hockey
Writers and collected the Walter
Brown Award.
April 12, 2008 - For the first time in
program history, four players were
selected as All-Americans Kevin Regan and Mike Radja were selected as
first teamers, while Matt Fornataro
and Brad Flaishans were secondteam honorees.
December 11, 2008 - Mike Sislo propelled the Wildcats to a 9-4 win over
Holy Cross, powered by a four-goal,
six-point performance, which was a
Whittemore Center record for points.
The offensive outburst just scratched
the surface of his impressive month as he also tallied a goal to help
lead the Wildcats to a 2-0-road win against UMass Lowell on Dec.
5. All efforts combined, Sislo earned College Hockey’s Player of the
Month Award for December, leading the Wildcats to a 2-0-1 record
during the month.
Mar. 28 – Greg Collins and Thomas Fortney scored a goal a piece in
the last 11 minutes of play, including the final goal with just under
one second to play, to send the action into overtime against No. 2
seeded North Dakota.
The Wildcats would
take advantage of momentum in overtime
as Peter LeBlanc netted the game-winner
with just 45 seconds
into the period to
secure the win and
advance to Northeast
Regional Championship game against
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2010 Frozen Four Site Information
Frozen Four
April 8 and 10, 2010
Ford Field - Detroit
Hosts: CCHA and the Detroit Metro Sports Commision

The Road to the
Frozen Four

East
March 26-27
Times Union Center - Albany, New York
Hosts: ECAC Hockey League and Rensselaer
Midwest
March 27-28
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Host: University of Notre Dame
Northeast
March 27-28
DCU Center - Worcester, Massachusetts
Host: College of the Holy Cross
West
March 26-27
Xcel Energy Center
Host: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2011 Sites
Frozen Four
April 7 and 9
Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, Minnesota
Host: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
East
March 25-26
Arena at Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Hosts: Yale University and Fairfield University

Northeast
March 26-27
Verizon Wireless Arena - Manchester, New Hampshire
Host: University of New Hampshire
West
March 25-26
Scottrade Center - St. Louis, Missouri
Host: CCHA
2012 Sites
Frozen Four
April 5 and 7
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
Hosts: University of Alabama, Huntsville
and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission
Regionals
March 23-24 or 24-25

This trophy is presented annually to
the team’s Most Valuable Player and
sportsman as voted by his teammates.
Roger A. Leclerc was a member of the
Class of 1960. He was born Aug. 18,
1937 and died in an automobile accident on Dec. 21, 1957.

This award is presented to the player who has
distinguished himself through his citizenship
and service to the University and the community,
beyond any accomplishments on the ice.
Jerry Pollastrone.................................................... 2009

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The Most Exciting Player Award is
chosen by the Friends of UNH Hockey.
Previously, the most exciting player was
awarded the “Iceman” Trophy by the
Durham Downtown Athletic Club from
1969-81. It was renamed for a long-time
Friends of UNH Hockey member prior
to the 1987-88 season. The award was
not presented from 1982-86.

This award is given to the Wildcat player who
excels in the weight room through a 15-event
competition during fall dry-land training. The
award was named in honor of Nate Hardy, a
Navy SEAL who was killed in action in Iraq in
early February, 2008.

Conklin has been to the Stanley Cup finals three times in his decorated career including each of the past two seasons as a member of Pittsburgh in 2008 and Detroit in
2009. He is currently under contract with the St. Louis Blues.

Former Wildcat Ty Conklin is the only player in NHL history to play in
all three outdoor games. Conklin has been the winning goaltender in
each of the last two outdoor games. He started in goal for the Edmonton Oliers in the NHL’s first outdoor game, which drew an all-time record
crowd of 57, 167 Nov. 22, 2003 in Edmonton, Alberta. He followed that
up with a start and win against the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL’s second
outdoor game Jan. 1, 2008 in Buffalo, N.Y. as a member of the Penguins.
Most recently, Conklin started and won on New Year’s Day 2009 for the
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Cats in the NHL
Derek Bekar
Year
Team
99-00 St. Louis
02-03 Los Angeles
03-04 NY Islanders
Total

GP
1
6
4
11

G
0
0
0
0

A
0
0
0
0

P
0
0
0
0

Eric Boguniecki
Year
Team
99-00 Florida
00-01 St. Louis
01-02 St. Louis
02-03 St. Louis
03-04 St. Louis
05-06 St. Louis/Pittsburgh
06-07 NY Islanders
Total

• Played in the NHL for both Calgary and Quebec
• Ranks fourth on UNH’s career points list
• Is second on the program’s all-time assist leaderboard
• Ranks ninth among UNH’s career points-per-game
leaders
• An ECAC First-Team Selection in 1975 and 1976
• Holds the UNH record for consecutive games with a
point

GP
20
22
27
69

Sv
581
572
708
1861

GA Sv%
67 .897
58 .908
90 .887
215 .896

SO
1
1
0
2

GAA
3.35
2.64
3.60
3.21

W-L-T
9-7-2
15-7-0
18-8-1
42-22-3

• Ranks fourth on UNH’s career goals-againstaverage list
• Is fifth on UNH’s career leaderboard in both save
percentage and wins
• Ranks eighth on the program’s career games
played list
• Named to the All-ECAC Second Team in 1974

Bob Miller~ 1977
Year
GP G
1974-75 26 21
1976-77 38 30
TOTAL
64 51

A
P
38 59
59 89
97 148

PPG
2.27
2.34
2.31

• Played in the NHL for Boston, Colorado and Los
Angeles
• Is the program’s all-time leader in career pointsper-game
• Is the UNH record holder for both assists and
points in a season
• ECAC Rookie of the Year in 1975
• Earned All-ECAC First-Team honors in 1977

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• Holds the UNH record for points by a defenseman
• Is the program’s leader in assists by a defenseman
• Named to the All-ECAC Second Team in 1976
and 1977

Jeff Levy~1991
Year
1990-91
1991-92
TOTAL

GP Sv GA Sv%
24 770 80 .905
35 976 111 .897
59 1746 191 .901

SO
0
2
2

GAA
3.22
3.28
3.26

Domenic Amodeo~1992
W-L-T
15-7-2
20-13-2
35-20-4

• Ranks fifth on UNH’s career goals-againstaverage leaderboard
• Holds the program’s third-best career save
percentage
• Is third on the list of UNH’s single-season
saves
• Earned Hockey East Rookie of the Year
honors in 1991
• Named to the All-Hockey East Team in
1991

• Ranks 14th among UNH’s all-time
points leaders
• Is 13th on the program’s all-time assist list
• Holds the eighth-best single-season
point total at UNH
• Named to the Hockey East All-Tournament Team in 1992

• Captained the 1996-97 Wildcats
• Roger A. Leclerc Trophy (MVP/sportsman) recipient
• Robert A. Kullen Award (unsung hero)
recipient
• Key member of 1996-97 UNH team
that set the school record for longest
win streak
• An All-Hockey East selection in 1997

• Ranks fifth on UNH’s career points list
• Is seventh on the program’s leaderboard in both
goals and assists
• Hockey East Rookie of the Year in 1995
• A three-time All-Hockey East selection
• A Hobey Baker finalist in 1998

Ty Conklin~2000, 2001
Year
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
TOTAL

GP
22
37
34
93

Sv
491
893
804
2188

GA Sv%
41 .923
91 .908
70 .920
202 .916

SO
0
2
5
7

GAA
1.84
2.51
2.05
2.18

W-L-T
18-3-1
22-8-6
17-12-5
57-23-12

• Is the UNH career record holder in goalsagainst-average, save percentage, wins, games
played and minutes
• Holds the program’s top two single-season
efforts in both GAA and save %
• UNH’s fourth two-time All-America selection
• A two-time Hobey Baker Award finalist
• Hockey East Co-Player of the Year in 2000

• Two-time recipient of the team’s Best Defenseman Award
• Named to the ‘99 NCAA Championship AllTournament Team
• Named to the Hockey East First Team in 1999
• Earned Hockey East All-Tournament Team
honors in 1999

• Ranks second on UNH’s career goals list
• Is third on the career leaderboard for both
assists and points
• One of two UNH skaters to score over 100
career goals
• Hobey Baker finalist in 2002
• Hockey East Player of the Year and Hockey
East Tournament MVP in 2002

• Is UNH’s all-time assist leader
• Ranks second in career points and fourth
in goals
• Holds the second-best single-season assist
total and third-best single-season point total
• Won the Hobey Baker Award in 1999
• UNH’s third two-time All-America selection
• Hockey East Player of the Year in 1999

• First Team All-American in 2002 and Second Team
All-American in 2003.
• Currently ranked 24th in all-time scoring
• Holds the sixth-best single-season goal total
• Earned Hockey East First-Team honors in 2002
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• USA Hockey College Player of the Year, Walter
Brown Award winner in 2003
• Second Team All-America, 2003 Hockey East
Co-Player of the Year and First Team Hockey East
selection
• Set single-season school records for wins, saves,
save percentage, shutouts, minutes and posted the
third-lowest GAA in school history in 2002-03
• Tied UNH career shutout mark (8)

• Finished with 173 career points (77g, 96a) tied
for 12th on the all-time scoring list, playing in a
school-record 164 career games.
• Ranked tied for seventh in the nation with 1.33
points per game in his final season at UNH
• Named to the New England All-Star Team in
2005
• Led squad in scoring as a senior with 56 points
• 2002 Hockey East Rookie of the Year

• Was one of three Wildcats named a Second Team
All-American in 2002-2003
• Finished career ranked 29th on UNH’s all-time
scoring list
• All-Hockey East First Team choice in 2002-03
• Led squad in scoring as a senior with 51 points

• 2004 Hobey Baker Finalist and Walter Brown
Award Winner
• His 117 career points at UNH rank tied for 48th
on the all-time Wildcat scoring list
• 2004 Hockey East Player of the Year
• Led squad in scoring as a senior with a careerhigh 49 points

• Was the sixth leading scorer on the Wildcat
roster and was the leading point scorer among
blueliners with a career-high 35 points (13g, 22a)
in his junior year.
• Finished with 98 career points, ranking him third
all-time among Wildcat blueliners
• All-Hockey East Second Team choice in 2004-05
and in 05-06
• Named to the New England All-Star Team in
2005 and 2006

Year
GP G
2005-06 39 10
2006-07 39 21
TOTAL
58 31

A
10
22
32

P
20
43
63

PPG
0.51
1.10
1.08

• Scored a career-high 43 points (21g, 22a) in 39
games helping UNH to its sixth regular-season
title during his sophomore season.
• Finished with 63 career points in just two seasons.
• All-Hockey East First Team choice in 2006-07.
• Named to the New England All-Star Team in
2007

• Posted a career-best 24 points his senior season.
• Named a first-team All-Hockey East choice in
2007-08.
• Third in Hockey East in defensive scoring and
held a team-best +8 rating among defensemen.
• First team New England All Star.
• Four time Hockey East All-Academic team selection.

• A second-team All-Hockey East selection and a
New England All Star.
• Led the Wildcats in scoring with 46 points (18g,
28a).
• A captain his senior year, appeared in 156 games
and tallied 44 goals and 74 assists for 118 points,
which ranks in the top 50 in program history.
• Guy Smith Award winner as Wildcats top offensive

• A first-team All-Hockey East selection and a New
England All Star
• Ranked second behind Fornataro in scoring, but
led the ‘Cats with 19 goals including his team-best
six game-winning goals which ranked fourth
nationally.
• College Hockey Association’s National Player of
the Month in February and earned Inside College
Hockey’s National Player of the Week on Feb. 11.
led the ‘Cats to an unbeaten mark of 7-0-1 during
February.

Wildcat Hobey
Baker Finalists

Kevin Regan was named a Hobey
Baker finalist in a season where he
nearly rewrote the UNH record book
for goaltending. Becoming just the
second Wildcat netminder to be
named a finalist, Regan posted a
league-best 23-8-1 mark, 2.21 GAA
and .930 save percentage. He was an
unanimous Hockey East Player of the
Year selection and a first-team AllAmerican.
Kevin was also named the Walter
Brown Award winner and was New England’s Most Valuable Player. He led
the ‘Cats to the NCAA during all four years, including back-to-back Hockey
East regular season titles in 2007 & 2008.
Regan left UNH as the all-time leader in wins (70), saves (3,235), save
percentage (.928), minutes played (6598:31) and games played (112). In a
rich history of goaltending at UNH, Regan left as the first goaltender in UNH
history to capture back-to-back 20-win seasons.

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Mark Mowers, along with
Jason Krog, became UNH’s
first-ever finalist for the Hobey
Baker Award in 1998 as he led
the ‘Cats to their first Frozen
Four berth in 16 seasons.
Mowers registered 25 goals
and 31 assists for 56 points as
the ‘Cats finished 25-12-1 and
advanced to the Frozen Four as a No. 5 seed. Mowers’
overtime goal against Boston University in the East
Regional propelled UNH into the Frozen Four.
Mark was named a first team All-American in 1998,
becoming the first to earn the honor under head coach
Dick Umile. Mowers currently sits fifth on UNH’s career
scoring list, racking up 85 goals and 112 assists for 197
points in 144 career games.

Ty Conklin was UNH’s second
two-time Hobey Baker Award
finalist, as he was named to the
final 10 in both 2000 and 2001.
During the 1999-2000 campaign,
Conklin was named Hockey
East Co-Player of the Year as he
posted a 2.51 GAA and .908 save percentage as he went
22-8-6. The following year Ty posted a school-record five
shutouts as he went 17-12-5 with a 2.05 GAA and .920 save
percentage.
A two-time All-American, Conklin left UNH with eight
goaltending records, including lowest career GAA (2.18),
save percentage (.915) and wins (57). He also holds the
records for season GAA (1.84, 1998-99), save percentage (.923, 98-99) and most minutes in a career with over
5,500.

DARREN HAYDAR, ‘02
FORWARD
MILTON, ONTARIO

STEVE SAVIANO, ‘04
FORWARD
READING, MASS.

Darren Haydar was one of
the “Hobey Hat Trick” finalists
in 2002, the first year the field
was narrowed to three players. Haydar led the Wildcats
in scoring his senior season
with 31-45-76, and was the
national leader in points per
game (1.90). The Hockey East
Player of the Year, Haydar led
the ‘Cats to their first-ever Hockey East tournament title
as well as the regular season crown.
UNH advanced to its third Frozen Four in five seasons. Darren, the 1998-99 Hockey East Rookie of the
Year, closed out his career third on the UNH scoring list
with 219 points, trailing only Ralph Cox (243) and 1999
Hobey Baker winner Jason Krog (238).

Steve Saviano was
the fifth player in UNH
hockey history to be
named a Hobey Baker
finalist. Saviano was a First-Team All-American in 2004 and
was the Hockey East Player of the Year that same season.
He was also the 2004 Walter Brown Award winner, given
annually to the best American-born college hockey player
in New England.
Saviano posted a career-high 49 points in his senior
season, leading the ‘Cats in points and goals with 27 in
2003-2004. He leaves UNH tied for 48th on the all-time
scoring list with 117 points in his four-year career in Durham. Saviano ranked 11th in the nation in his senior season
among Div. I scorers with 1.20 points per game.

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The Hobey Baker
Memorial Award

JASON KROG’ 99
His amazing skill on the ice and his incredible off-ice credentials are what propelled
University of New Hampshire co-captain Jason Krog into the national spotlight and
made him a clear-cut choice as the 19th recipient of the Hobey Baker Memorial
Award.
The statistics speak for themselves — the year’s national leader in goals, assists, and
total points; a 2.07 points per game average, 238 career points, a school record 144
career assists and the second all-time point-scorer in the history of UNH hockey.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award
is presented to the most outstanding college hockey player in the nation, both on and off the ice. Krog’s
on-ice performance of 34 goals
and 51 assists for 85 points turned
into a series of post-season honors
including the unanimous Hockey
East Player of the Year and the New
England Hockey Writers’ Player of
the Year; and spots on the First Team
All-Hockey East, All-New England
Team, All-Hockey East Tournament
Team and the Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.
His thread-like passes and blistering slapshot dazzled soldout
crowd after soldout crowd at the
Whittemore Center. Named as the
Most Exciting Player by the Wildcat
faithful, Krog never disappointed
and led UNH to its first national
championship game in school
history.
Off the ice, Krog was an integral
part of the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program throughout the New Hampshire Seacoast and spoke
to children on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. In the classroom, he was also ranked in
the top 10 percent of his senior class and was a peer advisor in the Whittemore School
of Business. Krog was also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council which
implements programs and rules for all student-athletes on the UNH campus.

THE HISTORY OF
HOBEY BAKER
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award annually honors the top player in Division
I college hockey in the United States and is named in honor of the finest athletes in
American sport.
Hobart Amory Hare Baker was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on Jan. 15, 1892. At age 11
he enrolled at St. Paul’s School, the famous prep school in Concord, N.H. St. Paul’s pride
was its ice hockey team. The school had introduced the sport to America only eight
year’s before Hobey’s arrival. Hobey Baker made the team at the age of 14 and was
soon its hero faring well against college and semi-professional teams. After St. Paul’s,
Hobey attended Princeton University where he played both football and hockey. He
captained the hockey team for two seasons and the football team for one as a punt
returner. Fans would line up hours in advance just to see him
in action. In his era, Hobey was universally recognized as the
best amateur hockey player in the United States.
In 1917, Hobey was commissioned a lieutenant in the
Army as a member of the famous “Lafayette Escadrille”, which
was the first group of American pilots sent to France for World
War I. He was an adventurous pilot and he was officially credited with bringing down three enemy planes and was decorated with the “Croix de Guerre” for exceptional valor under
fire. Following the armistice, Hobey had his orders home in
hand and he announced to his fellow officers that he would
take one last flight. A quarter-mile into his flight, his engine
quit and the plane crashed. Hobey Baker died at the age of
26. He received a posthumous Army citation from General Pershing for distinguised
service and exceptional gallantry.
Hobey was one of the first Americans selected to the Canadian Hockey Hall of
Fame in 1945 and in 1973 the United States Hockey Hall of Fame named him a charter
member. No finer example of the true sportman may have ever been developed in
American athletics. Whatever game he played he always played it first of all for the
joy of the sport.

UNH hosted its first ever NCAA men’s
hockey regional on March 27 and 28, 2004 with
UNH, Boston College, Michigan and Niagara
competing in the first regional tournament held
in New Hampshire. Tickets for the event sold out in
three months, marking the quickest sellout in NCAA
hockey history.
The NCAA’s were such a success in Manchester
in 2004, the tournament returned again on March
24 and 25 of 2007. This time with UNH, Boston College, St. Lawrence and Miami University.
On June 23, 2005, the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Committee announced that the 2009
and 2011 NCAA men’s ice hockey Northeast Regional will be held at the Verizon Wireless Arena
in Manchester, N.H.
The four teams will be competing at the Northeast regional with three games on the
weekend of March 27-29, 2009 and in 2011 the four teams will play the weekend of March
25-27.
The University of New Hampshire men’s hockey team will play two regular
season contest at the Verizon Wireless Arena in 2008-09 on Jan. 17 vs. Dartmouth in the annual
“Battle for the RiverStone” and on Feb. 7 against Hockey East rival Maine.
The first college hockey game at the Verizon Wireless Arena was played in 2001-02 between
UNH and Dartmouth on Thursday, December 13, 2001. UNH won the game 6-3 in the battle for
the first annual RiverStone Trophy.

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Within the first five years of opening, the Verizon Wireless Arena has
attracted more than 3.2 million people, hosting more than 580 sports and
entertainment events, over 100 of them being sold-out events. This state-ofthe-art venue is located in Manchester, NH, which boasts a citizenry-blend of
college students, young professionals and working class folks in a city that
is both historic and cutting edge. The Verizon Wireless arena captures this
ultra-modern yet classical feel in its unique architecture, a handsome design
whose red brick façade is meant to blend in with the refurbished red brick
structures of this factory town that has been reborn into one of the art, cultural and high-tech capitals of New England.
Within a 30-mile radius of the arena is a population exceeding 1.5
million and in the greater Manchester area itself are approximately 35,000
college students. Seating at the Verizon Wireless Arena is more than 11,700
for concerts and entertainment events and up to 10,104 for hockey games
and other sporting events. There are more than 4,000 parking spaces within
2000 feet of the arena, including municipal parking garages, parking lots and on street parking. The facility features six dressing rooms with private
bathrooms and showers, 600 club seats, 34 suites and five party suites, a private club lounge and meeting rooms. In addition, there are six indoor,
street level ticket windows, four permanent concession stands to be utilized as needed.
The arena is home ice for the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. In their
inaugural year at the Verizon Wireless Arena, the Monarchs averaged 8,199 fans per game. After their fifth season the Manchester Monarchs still
remain strong with overall attendance and season ticket holders, ranking them one of the highest attended teams in the AHL. In January 2002, the
arena hosted the largest collegiate sporting event in New Hampshire’s history, the University of New Hampshire-Dartmouth Men’s Hockey game.
In true if-you-build-it-they-will-come philosophy, the Verizon Wireless Arena has become New Hampshire’s entertainment showcase over the
past five years. Soon after Aerosmith, the first performer to appear at the
arena (the Boston rockers made a return engagement with KISS in the winter of 2003) other musical acts followed, including Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, The Eagles,
Barenaked Ladies, CHER, Bette Midler, Dave Matthews Band, Trans-Siberian
Orchestra and the Boston Pops.
Five years old may still be young, even in venue years, but in this
relatively short time, the Verizon Wireless Arena has been proven to be a
major drawing card. Consistently the arena is ranked within the top ten
arenas worldwide for seats of 15,000 or less, along with annual rankings by
Facilities Magazine as a Prime Site Winner. Take a versatile and contemporary venue design, smart promotions, and a state with a growing population and economy, and you have what the Verizon Wireless Arena has become, an established sports, entertainment and convention facility in the
competitive New England market.

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